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Ossicles The three small bones of the middle ear: the malleus (hammer), the incus (anvil) and the stapes (stirrup). These bones help carry sound from the eardrum to the inner ear. Mentioned in: Otitis Media, Stapedectomy How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| For example, modification of the bones of the jaw in fish resulted in the development of auditory ossicles and a newly formed middle ear in what eventually became humans. Enlow's integrative approach to human skeletal development and morphology, and is based on extensive studies that date from 1955 to 1990 from human, monkey, cat, rabbit and rat craniofacial and postcranial specimens that represent various projects ranging from the ontogeny of auditory ossicle histology to the cleft palate. |
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