manubrium of malleus
The handle of the malleus; the portion that extends downward, inward, and backward from the neck of the malleus; it is embedded throughout its length in the tympanic membrane. [ http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?manubrium+of+malleus ]
Term info
manubrium of malleus
- malleus handle
- manubrium of malleus
pheno_slim
uberon
handle of malleus, malleus handle, malleal manubrium, manubrium of malleus, malleus manubrium, manubrium mallei
UBERON:0006722
Conical in shape, with the cone extending inwards (e.g. mammals) or outwards (e.g. in birds)
Term relations
- zone of bone organ
- neural crest-derived structure
- contributes to morphology of some malleus bone
- part of some malleus bone
- surrounded_by some tympanic membrane