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
- SCTID:264091009
- MA:0002985
- FMA:52760
pheno_slim
handle of malleus
malleus handle
malleal manubrium
manubrium of malleus
malleus manubrium
manubrium mallei
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