| Paragorgopis stapes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Ulidiidae |
| Genus: | Paragorgopis |
| Species: | P. stapes |
| Binomial name | |
| Paragorgopis stapes Kameneva, 2004 | |
Paragorgopis stapes is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Paragorgopis of the family Ulidiidae. [1] [2] [3]
The middle ear is the portion of the ear medial to the eardrum, and distal to the oval window of the cochlea.
The ossicles are three bones in either middle ear that are among the smallest bones in the human body. They serve to transmit sounds from the air to the fluid-filled labyrinth (cochlea). The absence of the auditory ossicles would constitute a moderate-to-severe hearing loss. The term "ossicle" literally means "tiny bone". Though the term may refer to any small bone throughout the body, it typically refers to the malleus, incus, and stapes of the middle ear.
The stapes or stirrup is a bone in the middle ear of humans and other animals which is involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear. This bone is connected to the oval window by its annular ligament, which allows the footplate to transmit sound energy through the oval window into the inner ear. The stapes is the smallest and lightest bone in the human body, and is so-called because of its resemblance to a stirrup.
The oval window is a membrane-covered opening from the middle ear to the cochlea of the inner ear.
The Staten Island Stapletons also known as the Staten Island Stapes were a professional American football team founded in 1915 that played in the National Football League from 1929 to 1932. The team was based in the Stapleton section of Staten Island. They played under the shortened nickname the "Stapes" the final two seasons. Jack Shapiro, who was a blocking back for the Stapletons, was the shortest player in NFL history.
Otosclerosis is a condition of the middle ear where one or more foci of irregularly laid spongy bone replace part of normally dense enchondral layer of bony otic capsule in the bony labyrinth. This condition affects one of the ossicles resulting in hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo or a combination of symptoms. The term otosclerosis is something of a misnomer. Much of the clinical course is characterized by lucent rather than sclerotic bony changes, so the disease is also known as otospongiosis.
A stapedectomy is a surgical procedure of the middle ear performed in order to improve hearing.
The stapedius is the smallest skeletal muscle in the human body. At just over one millimeter in length, its purpose is to stabilize the smallest bone in the body, the stapes or strirrup bone of the middle ear.
The round window is one of the two openings from the middle ear into the inner ear. It is sealed by the secondary tympanic membrane, which vibrates with opposite phase to vibrations entering the inner ear through the oval window. It allows fluid in the cochlea to move, which in turn ensures that hair cells of the basilar membrane will be stimulated and that audition will occur.
Balanerpeton is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian from the Visean stage of the Early Carboniferous period. It reached approximately 50 cm (20 in) in length. Balanerpeton woodi was discovered by Stanley Wood and is the earliest and most common tetrapod in the East Kirkton Limestone of the East Kirkton Quarry assemblage of terrestrial amphibians in Scotland. Characteristics of Balanerpeton woodi include the presence of large external nares, large interpterygoid vacuities, and an ear with a tympanic membrane and rod-like stapes. Numerous studies and research regarding ontogeny in non extant taxa have been oriented around this taxon. The morphology of the stapes suggests that the animal was capable of hearing high-frequency sound. B. woodi does not possess lateral line sulci or an ossified branchial system. The principal method of respiration was probably buccal rather than costal, indicated by the small straight ribs.
The annular stapedial ligament is a ring of fibrous soft tissue that connects the base of the stapes to the oval window of the inner ear.
John Stape is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, played by actor Graeme Hawley. He made his first on-screen appearance during the episode airing on 6 May 2007. The character departed on 3 June 2011 after four years on the show. Hawley made a short return to Coronation Street from 21 October 2011 until 28 October 2011 when he was killed off.
The hyomandibula, commonly referred to as hyomandibular [bone] is a set of bones that is found in the hyoid region in most fishes. It usually plays a role in suspending the jaws and/or operculum. It is commonly suggested that in tetrapods, the hyomandibula evolved into the columella (stapes).
William N. Stape is an American screenwriter and magazine writer who wrote episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Paragorgopis is a genus of picture-winged flies in the family Ulidiidae.
Paragorgopis argyrata is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Paragorgopis of the family Ulidiidae.
Paragorgopis maculata is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Paragorgopis of the family Ulidiidae.
Paragorgopis schnusei is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Paragorgopis of the family Ulidiidae.
Paragorgopis stheno is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Paragorgopis of the family Ulidiidae.
Incudostapedial joint is a small, synovial ball-and-socket joint between the incus (anvil) and the stapes (stirrup). The joint's function is to transfer vibrations between the two ossicles. The incudostapedial joint lies between the long leg of the incus and the head of the stapes. The long leg moves with the rest of the incus and a small knob, the lenticular process, articulates with the head of the stapes.