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 ]
Synonyms: stapedius
Term information
- GAID:164
- EHDAA:9029
- EMAPA:18586
- UMLS:C0038151 (ncithesaurus:Stapedius_Muscle)
- Wikipedia:Stapedius_muscle
- FMA:49027
- MA:0001220
- NCIT:C33611
- SCTID:244780003
- MESH:D013198
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
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]
Term relations
- muscle of auditory ossicle
- facial muscle
- develops from some stapedius pre-muscle condensation
- attached to some stapes bone
- part of some middle ear
- has muscle insertion some stapes bone
- innervated_by some facial nerve