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stapedius muscle

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The muscle that stabilizes the stapes bone. The stapedius emerges from a pinpoint foramen in the apex of the pyramidal eminence (a hollow, cone-shaped prominence in the posterior wall of the tympanic cavity), and inserts into the neck of the stapes. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stapedius_muscle ]

Synonyms: stapedius

Term info

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim

UBPROP 0000003

The depressor mandibulae of tetrapods, which opens the jaws, is the homologue of the levator operculi and epihyoidean. In mammals, the depressor mandibulae evolves into the stapedius (...).[well established][VHOG]

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Musculusstapedius.png

has related synonym

musculus stapedius

id

UBERON:0001599

prefLabel

Stapedius