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Mention the exact location of the incus.


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Incus:

  1. The anvil-shaped small bone is one of the three ossicles in the middle ear.
  2. The incus receives vibrations from the malleus, to which it is connected laterally, and transmits these to the stapes, medially.
  3. The incus is so-called because of its resemblance to an anvil.

Exact location of the incus:

  1. It is connected with the stapes.
  2. It is present in the middle ear.

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