human_reference_atlas Homo sapiens stapedius muscle http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Musculusstapedius.png NCIT:C33611 EHDAA:9029 musculus stapedius stapedius muscle VHOG:0000813 UBERON:0001599 uberon MA:0001220 SCTID:244780003 Wikipedia:Stapedius_muscle GAID:164 FMA:49027 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]. MESH:D013198 The depressor mandibulae of tetrapods, which opens the jaws, is the homologue of the levator operculi and epihyoidean. In mammals, the depressor mandibulae evolves into the stapedius (...).[well established][VHOG] UMLS:C0038151 EMAPA:18586 stapedius muscle stapedius AS muscle of auditory ossicle middle ear muscle