stapedius muscle
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 ]
Term info
stapedius muscle
- stapedius
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Musculusstapedius.png
uberon
musculus stapedius
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]
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Term relations
- muscle of auditory ossicle
- facial muscle
- attaches_to some stapes bone
- develops from some stapedius pre-muscle condensation
- has muscle insertion some stapes bone