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| 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 |
