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 ]
Synonyms: malleus handle manubrium of malleus
Term information
- FMA:52760
- MA:0002985
- SCTID:264091009
pheno_slim
handle of malleus
malleal manubrium
malleus handle
manubrium of malleus
malleus manubrium
manubrium mallei
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