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 ...

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 ...

These are the smallest three bones in the human body. They’re called the malleus, the incus and the stapes, and they sit between the eardrum and the entrance to your inner ear, to the place ...

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 ...