Incus
The incus (pl.: incudes) or anvil is a bone in the middle ear. The anvil-shaped small bone is one of three ossicles in the middle ear. The incus receives vibrations from the malleus, to which it is connected laterally, and transmits these to the stapes medially. The incus is so-called because of its resemblance to an anvil (Latin: incus).
| Incus | |
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Left incus. A. From within. B. From the front. | |
Auditory tube, laid open by a cut in its long axis. | |
| Details | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɪŋkəs/ |
| Precursor | first branchial arch |
| Part of | Middle ear |
| Articulations | Incudomalleolar and incudostapedial joint |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | incus |
| MeSH | D007188 |
| TA98 | A15.3.02.038 |
| TA2 | 888 |
| FMA | 52752 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
| This article is one of a series documenting the anatomy of the |
| Human ear |
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