Radiopaedia - Drawing Middle ear ossicles: malleus - English labels

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Middle ear ossicles: malleus. The middle ear ossicles are tiny articulating bones that convert the vibrations of the tympanic membrane so they can be interpreted as sound in the cochlea. 

Case courtesy of Assoc Prof Frank Gaillard, Radiopaedia.org. From the case rID: 36217
 
Anatomical structures in item:
Malleus
Caput mallei
Articulatio incudomallearis
Processus anterior mallei
Manubrium mallei
Processus lateralis mallei
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Creator(s)/credit: Dr Frank Gaillard MB.BS, MMed
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Radiopaedia - Drawing Middle ear ossicles: malleus - English labels
Uploaded by: rva
Institution: Netherlands, Leiden – Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden University
Creator(s)/credit: Dr Frank Gaillard MB.BS, MMed
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Middle ear ossicles: malleus. The middle ear ossicles are tiny articulating bones that convert the vibrations of the tympanic membrane so they can be interpreted as sound in the cochlea. 

Case courtesy of Assoc Prof Frank Gaillard, Radiopaedia.org. From the case rID: 36217
 
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Anatomical structures in item
Malleus
Caput mallei
Articulatio incudomallearis
Processus anterior mallei
Manubrium mallei
Processus lateralis mallei
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