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What are the smallest bones in the human body?

Question #19710. Asked by Ken.
Last updated Sep 08 2016.

mibmob
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The incus, malleus and stapes in the ear. That's anvil, hammer and stirrup respectively.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_ear

Response last updated by Terry on Sep 08 2016.
Jun 08 2002, 10:02 AM
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The stapes or stirrup bone, one of the three auditory ossicles in the middle ear, is the smallest human bone. It measures from 2.6 to 3.4 millimetres in length and weighs from 2.0 to 4.3 milligrams. Source: The Guinness Book of Records.

Response last updated by Terry on Sep 08 2016.
Jun 08 2002, 10:04 AM
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The ossicles also called auditory ossicles...not to be confused with icicles. ;)

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossicles

Jan 18 2007, 3:07 PM
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Those are actually the english translations of the three bones in the ear.

The actual designations would be the malleus, incus and stapes, in that order correspondingly.

Jan 21 2007, 12:34 PM
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The smallest bone in the human body is the stapes or stirrup located inside the ear

link http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_smallest_bone_in_the_human_body
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stapes

Response last updated by LadyNym on Aug 25 2016.
Nov 10 2012, 10:37 AM
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