in the middle ear The other two are the incus (“anvil”), and stapes (“stirrup”). The ossicles are part of the auditory system and are the smallest bones in the human body. The malleus is ...

The smallest bone in your body is the stirrup bone in the ear which is 3mm (an eighth of an inch) long. The longest is the femur, which is about a quarter of your overall height. Bones are about ...

Cells are sensitive to many forms of stimuli including light and heat, but little is known about the cellular response to acoustic pressure—a.k.a. sound. A new study suggests that cells can indeed ...

The smallest bones in the body are called the ossicles in the ear. Bone is a living tissue with a blood supply. It is constantly being dissolved and formed and it can repair itself if a bone is ...