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The stapedius dampens the vibrations of the stapes by pulling on the neck of that bone. As one of the muscles involved in the
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bone to which it attaches, the stapedius muscle shares evolutionary history with other vertebrate structures.
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152:Facial nerve
1688:Soft palate
1607:Zygomaticus
1502:occipitalis
1360:Masticatory
1291:Extraocular
1061:stereocilia
1014:scala media
955:Helicotrema
745:oval window
634:Anatomy of
408:epihyoidean
359:hyperacusis
351:oscillation
332:sound waves
180:Identifiers
170:sound waves
1820:Categories
1796:Transverse
1753:Hyoglossus
1642:Buccinator
1411:masseteric
1377:Temporalis
1212:Horizontal
1150:Kinocilium
915:membranous
908:Labyrinths
725:Middle ear
676:antitragus
463:References
440:Middle ear
412:hyoid arch
82:(Ear drum)
1779:Intrinsic
1741:Extrinsic
1507:frontalis
1464:posterior
1449:Auricular
1389:Pterygoid
1207:Posterior
1118:Vestibule
1066:tip links
1039:Endolymph
1000:Boettcher
980:Perilymph
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859:stapedius
693:Ear canal
666:antihelix
648:Outer ear
387:Like the
347:Paralysis
282:Structure
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174:inner ear
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113:Walls of
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61:Stapedius
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1801:Vertical
1665:Mentalis
1637:Risorius
1553:Procerus
1459:superior
1454:anterior
1416:temporal
1372:Masseter
1326:inferior
1321:superior
1309:superior
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1222:Ampullae
1202:Superior
1088:internus
1083:externus
995:Claudius
965:Modiolus
855:Muscles
797:Ossicles
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422:See also
318:Function
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1706:levator
1558:Nasalis
1394:lateral
1336:lateral
1299:Oblique
1281:of the
1279:Muscles
1155:Otolith
1138:Saccule
1126:Utricle
945:Cochlea
938:General
805:Malleus
703:Eardrum
686:earlobe
656:Auricle
640:balance
636:hearing
435:Hearing
288:foramen
270:in the
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172:to the
164:Actions
103:Details
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1733:Tongue
1701:tensor
1485:eyelid
1432:Facial
1406:Fascia
1399:medial
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1481:Scalp
827:Incus
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147:Nerve
57:Incus
1545:Nose
1283:head
920:bony
708:umbo
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