EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

SKELETAL SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The smallest bone in your body is inside your ear. Which is the biggest bone?
A
a rib in your ribcage
B
the thighbone in your leg
C
the jawbone in your skull
D
a wrist bone in your wrist
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: In the human body, the femur is the longest bone, and the bone situated in the middle ear is the stapes, the shortest bone in our body. The longest bone femur can be recognised from the outside by noticing the thighs, and the thigh bone is its popular name. The femur is also the strongest bone in our body.

Detailed explanation-2: -The stapes is the body’s smallest bone! Sometimes called the stirrup, this delicate bone works with two others in the ear to send sound vibrations into the inner ear.

Detailed explanation-3: -Once there, the sound waves vibrate three bones known as the ossicles, which are made up of the malleus, the incus, and the stapes. The stapes is the smallest bone in the human body.

Detailed explanation-4: -Your femur is the largest bone in your body. Most adult femurs are around 18 inches long. The femur is also the strongest bone in your body.

Detailed explanation-5: -Malleus is attached to the tympanic membrane and also articulates with the incus. It is the largest of all the three bones as it connects the external ear to the middle ear.

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