Medically reviewed by Sukaina Hasnie, MD The malleus is a hammer-shaped bone in the middle ear. It is also known as the ...

The malleus, incus, and stapes—three small bones in the middle ear commonly referred to as the hammer, anvil, and stirrup—help make mammals more sensitive to sound. The bones started out as part of ...

The next one is called the anvil and it's connected to the hammer. The third is called the stirrup and that's connected to the anvil. When the eardrum vibrates the hammer hits the anvil ...