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Cervical vertebrae

Anatomy; Human body

In vertebrates, cervical vertebrae (singular: vertebra) are those vertebrae immediately inferior to the skull.

Stapes

Anatomy; Human body

The stapes is the stirrup-shaped small bone or ossicle in the middle ear which is attached through the incudostapedial joint to the incus laterally and to the fenestra ovalis, the "oval window", ...

Metertarsal bones

Anatomy; Human body

The metatarsus or metatarsal bones are a group of five long bones in the foot located between the tarsal bones of the hind- and mid-foot and the phalanges of the toes. Lacking individual names, the ...

Vomer bone

Anatomy; Human body

The vomer is one of the unpaired facial bones of the skull. It is located in the midsagittal line, and articulates with the sphenoid, the ethmoid, the left and right palatine bones, and the left and ...

Inferior nasal conchae

Anatomy; Human body

The inferior nasal concha (Inferior Turbinated Bone) is one of the turbinates in the nose. It extends horizontally along the lateral wall of the nasal cavity.

Malleus

Anatomy; Human body

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. The word is Latin for hammer.

Incus

Anatomy; Human body

The incus or anvil is the anvil-shaped small bone or ossicle in the middle ear. It connects the malleus to the stapes. It was first described by Alessandro Achillini of Bologna.

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