i know the answer. i just want to know if any one else is bursing with useless information like me! please leave a source so i know where you got if from!
2007-02-07 03:20:12 · 3 answers · asked by Kim M 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
no its not! its in every hair folicle! it mekes your hair stand on end then your cold! He He!
2007-02-07 03:29:07 · update #1
Kim,
The stapedius, located in the middle ear, the stapedius is a mere 1.27 millimetres long. And what does such a miniscule muscle do? It controls the tiniest bone in the body, the stapes or stirrup bone. The stapes and two other bones conduct sound vibrations through the middle ear.
Seems more than one of us went to the same web site!
2007-02-07 03:26:49 · answer #1 · answered by Wolfsburgh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The human body has about 650 muscles—we say “about” because there is some disagreement as to which muscles are seperate and that results in different muscle totals.
Although the experts don’t agree on how many muscles there are in the human body, they do agree that the smallest muscle is the stapedius. Located in the middle ear, the stapedius is a mere 1.27 millimetres long. And what does such a miniscule muscle do? It controls the tiniest bone in the body, the stapes or stirrup bone. The stapes and two other bones conduct sound vibrations through the middle ear.
2007-02-07 03:29:25 · answer #2 · answered by Brite Tiger 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The human body has about 650 muscles, although the exact amount is not known. Although the experts don’t agree on how many muscles there are in the human body, they do agree that the smallest muscle is the stapedius. Located in the middle ear, the stapedius is a mere 1.27 millimetres long.
2007-02-07 03:26:35 · answer #3 · answered by Mysterious Ways 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋