Incus

Study entry

Parts

Bulky body, in the epitympanic recess, and two limbs: the long one, parallel to the manubrium of the malleus, whose lower end articulates with the stapes through the lenticular process; the short one, attached by a ligament to the posterior wall of the recess.

Joints

The body articulates with the head of the malleus; the lenticular process, with the stapes.

Source: cap. 8, «Oído»: huesecillos del oído

Other structures in this region

• Thyroid cartilage
• Cricoid cartilage
• Arytenoid, corniculate and cuneiform cartilages
• Epiglottis (epiglottic cartilage)
• Membranes and ligaments of the larynx (conus elasticus and quadrangular membrane)
• Frontal bone
• Parietal bone
• Occipital bone