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Stapes — Infobox Bone Name = Stapes Latin = GraySubject = 231 GrayPage = 1045 Caption = A. Left stapes. B. Base of stapes, medial surface. Caption2 = Chain of ossicles and their ligaments, seen from the front in a vertical, transverse section of the… … Wikipedia
base — 1. The lower part or bottom; the part of a pyramidal or conical structure opposite the apex; the foundation. SYN: basis [TA], basement (1). 2. In pharmacy, the chief ingredient of a mixture. 3. In chemistry, an … Medical dictionary
stapes — The smallest of the three auditory ossicles; its base, or footpiece, fits into the vestibular (oval) window, while its head is articulated with the lenticular process of the long limb of the incus. SYN: stirrup … Medical dictionary
Органы слуха и равновесия — Рис. 389 … Атлас анатомии человека
basis stapedis — [TA] base of stapes: the flat oval plate of bone on the stapes that fits into the fenestra vestibuli (oval window) on the medial wall of the middle ear. Called also footplate and stapedial footplate. Basis stapedis (base of stapes) … Medical dictionary
basis — SYN: base (1). [L. and G.] b. cartilaginis arytenoideae [TA] SYN: base of arytenoid cartilage. b. cerebri SYN: base of brain. b. cochleae [TA] SYN: base of cochlea. b. cordis [TA] SYN: base of heart. b. cranii [TA] SYN: cranial base. b. cranii… … Medical dictionary
footplate, foot-plate — 1. base of stapes. 2. pedicel … Medical dictionary
ear, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into electrochemical impulses) and maintains the sense of balance (equilibrium). The human ear, like … Universalium
sound reception — Introduction response of an organism s aural mechanism, the ear, to a specific form of energy change, or sound waves. Sound waves can be transmitted through gases, liquids, or solids, but the hearing function of each species is particularly … Universalium
Temnospondyli — Temnospondyls Temporal range: Early Carboniferous Early Cretaceous, 330–120 Ma Possible descendant taxon Lissamphibia survives to present … Wikipedia
