incus
Sign in to saveThe incus (: incudes) or anvil in the ear is one of three small bones (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 named for its resemblance to an anvil ().
Key facts
- Bone.Name
- Incus
- Bone.Latin
- incus
- Bone.Image
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- Bone.Caption
- Left incus. A. From within. B. From the front.
- Bone.Image2
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- Bone.Caption2
- Auditory tube, laid open by a cut in its long axis.
- Bone.Precursor
- First branchial arch
- Bone.PartOf
- Middle ear
- Bone.Articulations
- Incudomalleolar and incudostapedial joint
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The incus (: incudes) or anvil in the ear is one of three small bones (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 named for its resemblance to an anvil ().
==Structure==