manubrium of malleus
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 info
- MA:0002985
- FMA:52760
- SCTID:264091009
pheno_slim
Conical in shape, with the cone extending inwards (e.g. mammals) or outwards (e.g. in birds)
handle of malleus, malleus handle, malleal manubrium, manubrium of malleus, malleus manubrium, manubrium mallei
uberon
UBERON:0006722
Handle of malleus
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