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What is the smallest bone in the human body?

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The smallest bone in the human body is the stapes which is located in the middle ear. It is shaped like a stirrup and is about 3 millimeters long. It helps to transmit sound vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear

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Stapes is the smallest bone in the human body.

  1. There are three bones in the middle ear – malleus, stapes, and incus.
  2. The stapes are the smallest of the three bones and the smallest in the human body. The size of the stapes is 3mm × 2.5mm.
  3. The femur or thigh bone is the largest and heaviest bone in the human body.

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