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Musculoskeletal System > Muscles > Muscle, Striated > Muscle, Skeletal > Stapedius
Tissues > Muscles > Muscle, Striated > Muscle, Skeletal > Stapedius
Sense Organs > Ear > Ear, Middle > Stapedius
Body Regions > Head > Ear > Ear, Middle > Stapedius

Preferred term

Stapedius  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • /growth: coordinate with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; /embryol: coordinate with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT if pertinent

Scope note

  • A tiny muscle that arises from the posterior wall of the TYMPANIC CAVITY of MIDDLE EAR with its tendon inserted onto the neck of the STAPES. Stapedius pulls the stapes posteriorly and controls its movement.

History note

  • 91(79); was see under MUSCLES 1979-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013198

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