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Left malleus. A. From behind. B. From within.

named from its fancied resemblance to a hammer
consists of a head, neck, and three processes
- the manubrium, the anterior and lateral processes

large upper extremity of the bone
oval in shape
articulates posteriorly with the incus
being free in the rest of its extent
facet for articulation with the incus is constricted near the middle
- consists of an upper larger and lower smaller part
- form nearly a right angle with each other.
opposite the constriction
- lower margin of the facet projects in the form of a process (cog-tooth or spur of the malleus)

===The neck (collum mallei)

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 Left malleus. A. From behind. B. From within.
+* named from its fancied resemblance to a hammer
+* consists of a head, neck, and three processes
+** the manubrium, the anterior and lateral processes
+===head (capitulum mallei)===
+* large upper extremity of the bone
+* oval in shape
+* articulates posteriorly with the incus
+* being free in the rest of its extent
+* facet for articulation with the incus is constricted near the middle
+** consists of an upper larger and lower smaller part
+** form nearly a right angle with each other.
+* opposite the constriction
+** lower margin of the facet projects in the form of a process (cog-tooth or spur of the malleus)
+===The neck (collum mallei)
+* narrow contracted part
+* just beneath the head
+* below it is a prominence
+** which the various processes are attached
 {{Gray Anatomy}}
 [[Category:Hearing]]