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inferior nasal conchae
Anatomy; Human body
The inferior nasal concha (Inferior Turbinated Bone) is one of the turbinates in the nose. It extends horizontally along the lateral wall of the nasal cavity.
malleus
Anatomy; Human body
The malleus or hammer is a hammer-shaped small bone or ossicle of the middle ear which connects with the incus and is attached to the inner surface of the eardrum. The word is Latin for hammer.
incus
Anatomy; Human body
The incus or anvil is the anvil-shaped small bone or ossicle in the middle ear. It connects the malleus to the stapes. It was first described by Alessandro Achillini of Bologna.
stapes
Anatomy; Human body
The stapes is the stirrup-shaped small bone or ossicle in the middle ear which is attached through the incudostapedial joint to the incus laterally and to the fenestra ovalis, the "oval window", ...
hyoid bone
Anatomy; Human body
The hyoid bone (lingual bone) (Latin os hyoideum) is a horseshoe-shaped bone situated in the anterior midline of the neck between the chin and the thyroid cartilage. At rest, it lies at the level of ...
scapula
Anatomy; Human body
In anatomy, the scapula (Medical Latin), omo, or shoulder blade, is the bone that connects the humerus (upper arm bone) with the clavicle.
clavicle
Anatomy; Human body
In human anatomy, the clavicle or collar bone is a long bone of short length that serves as a strut between the scapula and the sternum. It is the only long bone in body that lies horizontally. It ...
