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
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Term information
database
cross reference
- SCTID:244780003
- FMA:49027
- GAID:164
- NCIT:C33611
- EHDAA:9029
- EMAPA:18586
- Wikipedia:Stapedius_muscle
- MESH:D013198
- MA:0001220
Subsets
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
Term relations
Subclass of:
- muscle of auditory ossicle
- facial muscle
- attached to some stapes bone
- develops from some stapedius pre-muscle condensation
- has muscle insertion some stapes bone