Stapes Bone Diagram. The malleus is the largest and the outermost of the bones which are part of the auditory system. The malleus connects to the eardrum linking it to the outer ear and the stapes smallest bone in the body connects to the inner ear.
Once the stapes bone is fully exposed the joint between the stapes bone and the incus bone is. The skull consists of the cranial bones and the facial skeleton. When this bone is unable to vibrate sound is unable to travel through the ear and hearing becomes impaired see illustration.
The malleus is the largest and the outermost of the bones which are part of the auditory system.
It has a base foot piecefootplate that articulates with the oval window and conducts vibrations to the cochlea. The facial skeleton is formed by the mandible maxillae. The facial bones are not a part of the cranium. The bones of the inferior and anterior portion of the skull are known as facial bones and support the eyes nose and mouth.