Template:Stapes Anatomy table

Adult Stapes Anatomy

Component	Latin	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