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At the inner end of the mammalian middle ear resides the stapes, the footplate of which drives the liquid of the inner ear. The motions of this footplate are, therefore, of critical importance for hearing. All mammals have a stapes that is separated from the malleus-incus complex by a thin layer of cartilage or other soft tissues. Therefore the stapes complex is a semi-independent part of the ossicular chain. It consists of the stapes, the annular ligament, and the stapedial muscle; the latter will be discussed in connection with the tensor tympanic muscle later.
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Fleischer, G. (1978). Stapes Complex. In: Evolutionary Principles of the Mammalian Middle Ear. Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology, vol 55/5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67143-2_7
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