File:Gray0918.jpg

The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.

File
File history
File usage

No higher resolution available.

Gray0918.jpg ‎(500 × 283 pixels, file size: 17 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Middle Ear - Stapes

A. Left stapes. B. Base of stapes, medial surface.

named by its resemblance to a stirrup
consists of a head, neck, two crura, and a base

**Adult Stapes Anatomy**
Component	Description
Head (capitulum stapedis)	presents a depression, which is covered by cartilage	articulates with the lenticular process of the incus
Neck	constricted part of the bone, succeeding the head	gives insertion to the tendon of the Stapedius muscle
Two crura (crus anterius and crus posterius)	diverge from the neck , connected at their ends by a flattened oval plate	anterior is shorter and less curved than the posterior
Base (basis stapedis)	forms the foot-plate of the stirrup	fixed to the margin of the fenestra vestibuli by a ring of ligamentous fibers

(text modified from Gray's Anatomy)

Historic Disclaimer - information about historic embryology pages
Pages where the terms "Historic" (textbooks, papers, people, recommendations) appear on this site, and sections within pages where this disclaimer appears, indicate that the content and scientific understanding are specific to the time of publication. This means that while some scientific descriptions are still accurate, the terminology and interpretation of the developmental mechanisms reflect the understanding at the time of original publication and those of the preceding periods, these terms, interpretations and recommendations may not reflect our current scientific understanding. (More? Embryology History \| Historic Embryology Papers)

iBook - Gray's Embryology
	iTunes link \| iBooks Store Description - an extract of the embryology content from Anatomy of the Human Body By Henry Gray Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1918. Releases First Edition - Jan 2012 Second Edition - March 2012 Repaired formatting and image display issues related to Pad rotated display and minor editing issues. Print length 169 pages, 41.6 MB, Language English. The current website also includes numerous images from this textbook, see Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray and Category:Gray's 1918 Anatomy. Note the also Historic Disclaimer.

Reference

Gray H. Anatomy of the human body. (1918) Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger.

Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, April 25) Embryology Gray0918.jpg. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/File:Gray0918.jpg

What Links Here?

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	03:07, 20 May 2011		500 × 283 (17 KB)	S8600021 (talk \| contribs)	==Middle Ear - Stapes== * named by its resemblance to a stirrup * consists of a head, neck, two crura, and a base ===Head (capitulum stapedis)=== * presents a depression, which is covered by cartilage * articulates with the lenticular process of the inc

You cannot overwrite this file.

File usage

The following 4 pages use this file: