Template:Stapes Anatomy table
From Embryology
| Component | Latin | Description | |
| Head | capitulum stapedis | presents a depression covered by cartilage | articulates with lenticular process of incus |
| Neck | constricted part of the bone, succeeding the head | gives insertion to tendon of stapedius muscle | |
| Two crura | crus anterius and crus posterius | diverge from the neck , connected at 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 margin of fenestra vestibuli by a ring of ligamentous fibers |
