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42+ Incus Anatomy. …the malleus, or hammer, the incus, or anvil, and the stapes, or stirrup. Together they form a short chain that crosses the middle ear and transmits vibrations caused by sound waves from the eardrum membrane to the liquid of the inner ear.
The incus or anvil is a bone in the middle ear. The incus sits between the other two bones, known as ossicles, of the middle ear. Borrowed from latin incūs (anvil).
Other articles where incus is discussed:
Anatomical animation of the structures of the ear. Microscopic anatomy of different structures of penis. The aorta and inferior vena cava pass posteriorly to the head of the pancreas. Partial removal of the lateral wall of the attic to expose the head of the malleus and incus in order to remove soft tissue pathology in the epitympanum;