Tympanic cavity
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The tympanic cavity is a small cavity surrounding the bones of the middle ear. Within it sit the ossicles, three small bones that transmit vibrations used in the detection of sound.
Tympanic cavity. Facial canal. Internal carotid artery.
Auditory ossicles. Tympanic cavity. Deep dissection.
Incus
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The incus or anvil in the ear is one of three small bones in the middle ear. The incus receives vibrations from the malleus, to which it is connected laterally, and transmits these to the stapes media
Diagram showing synapsid jaw evolution from early "pelycosaur" synapsids to modern mammals, with the incus/quadrate labelled in purple
Aditory ossicles. Incus and malleus. Deep dissection.