Neck of malleus

Bone: Neck of malleus
Left malleus. A. From behind. B. From within.
Latin	collum mallei
Gray's	subject #231 1044

The neck of malleus is the narrow contracted section of the bone in the middle ear called the malleus. It lies just beneath the head of the malleus; below it is a prominence to which the various processes are attached.

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.

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