body of incus
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body — 1. The head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The human b., consisting of head (caput), neck (collum), trunk (truncus), and limbs (membra). 2. The material part of a human, as distinguished from the … Medical dictionary
incus — The middle of the three ossicles in the middle ear; it has a body and two limbs or processes (long crus of i. and short crus of i.); at the tip of the long crus is a small knob, the lenticular process, which articulates with the head of the st … Medical dictionary
Superior ligament of incus — Infobox Ligament Name = Superior ligament of incus Latin = ligamentum incudis superius GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Caption2 = From = incus To = malleus System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = l 09 DorlandsSuf = 12492356 The Superior … Wikipedia
corpus — 1. SYN: body. 2. Any body or mass. 3. The main part of an organ or other anatomic structure, as distinguished from the head or tail. SEE ALSO: body, diaphysis, soma. [L … Medical dictionary
corpus incudis — [TA] body of incus: the central part of the incus, which contains an excavation (facet for malleus) in which the head of the malleus articulates … 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
Ossicles — Not to be confused with Ossicone. Ossicles Ossicles … Wikipedia
Middle ear — Malleus Tensor Tympani Incus Stapedius … Wikipedia
crus — 1. SYN: leg. 2. Any anatomical structure resembling a leg; usually (in the plural) a pair of diverging bands or elongated masses. SEE ALSO: limb. [L.] ampullary crura of semicircular ducts SYN: ampullary membranous limbs of semicircular ducts,… … Medical dictionary
Evolution of mammals — Restoration of Thrinaxodon, a member of the cynodont group, which includes the ancestors of mammals Further information: Evolutionary history of life The evolution of mammals within the synapsid lineage (sometimes called mammal like reptiles )… … Wikipedia
