2006-09-19 01:35:22 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
There are huge differences in size between the largest and the smallest bones in the body. The largest (up to 20 inches (50cm) long in adults) is a long bone called the femur. It is found in the thigh or upper leg and is long and string because it has to support the body's weight when we stand or move. The smallest ( 0.2 inches/5mm) is an irregular bone called the stirrup. It is shaped like a horse rider's stirrup and is located inside the ear to help us hear sounds
2006-09-19 01:48:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The smallest is the stirrup bone in the ear which can measure 1/10 of an inch.
2006-09-19 01:39:45 · answer #2 · answered by moglie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The smallest bone in the human body is known as the Stapes or Stirrup bone which is part of a group of three bones known as auditory ossicles and are attached to the tympanic membrane of the inner ear. The three bones which make up this group are:
Malleus or Hammer
Incus or Anvil
Stapes or Stirrup
Their names are drawn from the fact that each of the bones loosely resembles the objects after which they are named.
2006-09-19 01:56:00 · answer #3 · answered by Greywolf 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The smallest bone is the stirrup bone inside the ear.
Sound is collected by the pinna (the visible part of the ear) and directed through the outer ear canal. The sound makes the eardrum vibrate, which in turn causes a series of three tiny bones (the hammer, the anvil, and the stirrup) in the middle ear to vibrate.
2006-09-19 01:39:17 · answer #4 · answered by < Roger That > 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The smallest human bone is in the ear...in the inner ear there are three tiny bones called the Hammer, anvil and stirrup....I guess the smallest of all bones would be the equivalent in the smallest mammal??? The pygmy shrew perhaps.
2006-09-19 01:38:53 · answer #5 · answered by minitheminx65 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The smallest bone is the stirrup bone, in the ear; it is .1 inch long.
2006-09-19 01:37:33 · answer #6 · answered by Kenneth S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The hammer,anvil are the smallest bones in our body located inside the ear the help in creating vibrations which actually is what we hear.
2006-09-19 01:42:05 · answer #7 · answered by Wolverine 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The smallest bone in the human body are the 'stapes' in the ear. Their main function is to give shape to the ear and to channelise the incoming sound from the environment to the eardrums.
2006-09-19 01:42:20 · answer #8 · answered by AR2 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there is a bone in your ear that is the smallest. Your teeth are not bones.
2006-09-19 01:37:28 · answer #9 · answered by HokiePaul 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I believe Stapes is the smallest bone, it is present in the inner ear
2006-09-19 01:49:34 · answer #10 · answered by virgodoll 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋