The incus (Latin an anvil) is located between the malleus and the stapes and articulates with them. It has a body and two limbs. Its large body lies in the epitympanic recess, where it articulates with the head of the malleus. The long limb lies parallel to the handle of the malleus, and its interior end articulates with the stapes by way of the lenticular process, a medially directed projection. The short limb is connected by a ligament to the posterior wall of the tympanic cavity.