Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4493477 | The Journal of Basic & Applied Zoology | 2013 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The present article shows the following points: The quadrate and Meckel’s cartilages have separate centres of chondrification. A symphsis Meckelii is absent. Meckel’s cartilage has three processes. These are processus mandibularis externus, processus mandibularis internus and retroarticularis. The quadrate cartilage has five processes; orbitalis, medialis, lateralis, oticus and the ventral articular processes. The columella auris has two centres of chondrification, a medial otostapedial centre (the stapes) and a lateral hyostapedial centre.
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Authors
M.M. Zaher, A.M. Riad, Eisa A. Zaghloul,