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what are malleus ,incus and stapes?

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The malleus or hammer is a hammer-shaped small bone or ossicle of the middle ear which connects with the incus and is attached to the inner surface of the eardrum



small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear, transmitting vibrations between the malleus and stapes.

The stapes or stirrup is a bone in the middle ear of humans and other mammals which is involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear

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