Footplate of stapes is developed from
The stapes is formed from the dorsal end of the cailage of the second pharyngeal arch. The ossicles are at first outside the mucous membrane of the developing ear. The foot process of stapes develops from the otic capsule. Inderbir Singh's; Human embryology; Tenth edition; Pg 368
Meckel's cailage
Otic capsule
Reiches cailage
Hyoid arch
General anatomy