The stapes (stirrup bone) nestled inside your middle ear measures only about 3 millimeters long.
Working alongside the malleus and incus, the stapes amplifies sound vibrations from the eardrum into the fluid-filled inner ear—and uniquely, these ear ossicles are nearly full adult size at birth.
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Quick Guess: Where is the stapes, the smallest bone in the human body, located?
Verified Answer: In the middle ear
Quiz Question: Where is the stapes, the smallest bone in the human body, located?
Correct Answer: In the middle ear
The tiny 3-millimeter stapes helps transmit sound vibrations inside the middle ear.
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