PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The stapes bone located in the middle ear is considered the shortest bone in the human body. A horseshoe-shaped bone is responsible for transmitting the sound wave to the brain. It is 2-3 mm or 0.1 inches in length and thus is considered the smallest bone.

Detailed explanation-2: -What are the 3 smallest bones in your body? This view is from the middle ear space looking out towards the eardrum and what you are looking at are the 3 ossicles: the malleus, the incus, and the beginning portion of the stapes, also known as the 3 smallest bones in your body!

Detailed explanation-3: -Three of the smallest bones of the body are found in the middle ear; they are called the malleus, the incus and the stapes. These bones are also known as the hammer, anvil and the stirrup. The medical term for all three bones together is the middle ear ossicles.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are three bones in the middle ear – malleus, stapes, and incus. The stapes are the smallest of the three bones and the smallest in the human body. The size of the stapes is 3mm × 2.5mm. The femur or thigh bone is the largest and heaviest bone in the human body.