Superior ligament of incus

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Ligament: Superior ligament of incus
Latin	ligamentum incudis superius
From	incus
To	malleus
Dorlands/Elsevier	l_09/12492356

The Superior ligament of the incus is a fibrous band that crosses from the body of the incus to the roof of the tympanic cavity just posterior to the superior ligament of the malleus.

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Sensory system: Auditory and Vestibular systems (TA A15.3, TH 3.11.09, GA 10.1029)

Outer ear

Pinna (Helix, Antihelix, Tragus, Antitragus, Incisura anterior auris, Earlobe) • Ear canal • Auricular muscles

Eardrum (Umbo, Pars flaccida)

Middle ear

Tympanic cavity	Labyrinthine wall/medial: Oval window · Round window • Secondary tympanic membrane • Prominence of facial canal • Promontory of tympanic cavity Membranous wall/lateral Mastoid wall/posterior: Mastoid cells • Aditus to mastoid antrum • Pyramidal eminence Carotid wall/anterior Tegmental wall/roof: Epitympanic recess Jugular wall/floor

Ossicles	Malleus (Neck of malleus, Superior ligament of malleus, Lateral ligament of malleus, Anterior ligament of malleus) · Incus (Superior ligament of incus, Posterior ligament of incus) · Stapes (Anular ligament of stapes)

Muscles	Stapedius · Tensor tympani

Eustachian tube	Bony part of pharyngotympanic tube · Cartilage of pharyngotympanic tube (Torus tubarius)

Inner ear/
(membranous labyrinth,
bony labyrinth)

Auditory system
Cochlear labyrinth

General cochlea	Scala vestibuli • Helicotrema • Scala tympani • Modiolus • Cochlear cupula

Perilymphatic space	Perilymph • Cochlear aqueduct

Cochlear duct / scala media	Reissner's/vestibular membrane • Basilar membrane Endolymph • Stria vascularis • Spiral ligament Organ of Corti: Stereocilia • Tectorial membrane • Sulcus spiralis (externus, internus) • Spiral limbus

Cells	Claudius cell • Boettcher cell