Template:Incus Anatomy table
From Embryology
| Component | Description | ||
| Body (corpus incudis) | somewhat cubical but compressed transversely | anterior surface is a deeply concavo-convex facet | facet articulates with the head of the malleus |
| Short Crus (crus breve, short process) | somewhat conical in shape | projects almost horizontally backward | attached to the fossa incudis, in the lower and back part of the epitympanic recess |
| Long Crus (crus longum, long process) | descends nearly vertically behind and parallel to the manubrium of the malleus | bending medialward, ends in a rounded projection, the lenticular process | lenticular process is tipped with cartilage, and articulates with the head of the stapes |
