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normally to the periotic on the right side. And this 

 view is further borne out by the fact that on the 

 left side, where the incus is only slightly displaced, 

 the attachment of the hyoid cartilage to the skull 

 is practically normal. 



It will thus be seen that while the facts connected 

 with the ossicles give no evidence as between the 

 views of Parker and Fraser with regard to the 

 development of the stapes, they are strongly in 

 favour of the stapes having been formed in the 

 fenestra ovaiis and apart from either the mandibular 

 or hyoid arches. 



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