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Malleus — For other uses, see Malleus (disambiguation). Bone: Malleus Left malleus. A. From behind. B. From within … Wikipedia
head — 1. [TA] The upper or anterior extremity of the animal body, containing the brain and the organs of sight, hearing, taste, and smell. 2. [TA] The upper, anterior, or larger extremity, expanded or rounded, of any … Medical dictionary
Malleus — Tiny bone truly shaped like a minute mallet in the middle ear. * * * The largest of the three auditory ossicles, resembling a club rather than a hammer; it is regarded as having a head, below which is the neck, and from this diverge the handle or … Medical dictionary
Head bones — There are 29 bones in the human head. They consist of 8 cranial bones, 14 facial bones, the hyoid bone, and 6 auditory (ear) bones. The 8 cranial bones are the frontal, 2 parietal, occipital, 2 temporal, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones. The 14 facial … Medical dictionary
Shooting an apple off one's child's head — William Tell s apple shot as depicted in Sebastian Münster s Cosmographia (1554 edition). Shooting an apple off one s child s head, also known as apple shot (from German Apfelschuss) is a feat of marksmanship with a bow or crossbow that occurs as … Wikipedia
Neck of malleus — Bone: Neck of malleus Left malleus. A. From behind. B. From within. Latin collum mallei Gray s … Wikipedia
Lateral ligament of malleus — Infobox Ligament Name = Lateral ligament of malleus Latin = ligamentum mallei laterale GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Caption2 = From = malleus To = temporal System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = l 09 DorlandsSuf = 12492549 The… … Wikipedia
Superior ligament of malleus — Infobox Ligament Name = Superior ligament of malleus Latin = ligamentum mallei superius GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Caption2 = From = tympanic cavity To = malleus System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = l 09 DorlandsSuf = 12492556… … Wikipedia
spur of malleus — on the head of the malleus, a projection on the inferior margin of the facet for the incus; called also cog tooth of malleus … Medical dictionary
Bones of the head — There are 29 bones in the human head. They consist of 8 cranial bones, 14 facial bones, the hyoid bone, and 6 auditory (ear) bones. The 8 cranial bones are the frontal, 2 parietal, occipital, 2 temporal, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones. The 14 facial … Medical dictionary
