Stapes in A Sentence

    1

    Most of the stapes bone is removed, leaving just the portion called the footplate, which sits in contact with the oval window.

    2

    The three middle ear bones â the ossicles â are called the malleus, the incus and the stapes.

    3

    To allow the transmission of high frequency sounds, the stapes is used as an auditory ossicle.

    4

    When off is specified, the input wave (or the stapes velocity) is passed on directly to the next stage.