fossa incudis

anatomy

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anatomy of the middle ear

  • human ear
    In human ear: Auditory ossicles

    …a shallow depression, called the fossa incudis, in the rear wall of the cavity. The long process of the incus is bent near its end and bears a small bony knob that forms a loose ligament-enclosed joint with the head of the stapes. The stapes is the smallest bone in…

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