(Anatomy) the stirrup-shaped bone that is the innermost of three small bones in the middle ear of mammals. Nontechnical name:stirrup boneCompareincus,malleus [C17: via New Latin from Medieval Latin, perhaps a variant ofstaffa, stapedastirrup, influenced in form by Latinstāreto stand +pēsa ...
The smallest bone in the human body is the<br/> A、stapes<br/> B、phalange<br/> C、nasal bone<br/> D、middle turbinate<br/> E、inferior turbinate
The ear ossicles are the three smallest bones in the human body, the malleus, incus, and stapes, and they assist in amplifying sound vibrations and transmitting them to the inner ear. The first(malleus) is linked to the tympanic membrane, the last(stapes) to the perimeter of the fenestra...
This bone is connected to the oval window by its annular ligament, which allows the footplate to transmit sound energy through the oval window into the inner ear. The stapes is the smallest and lightest bone in the human body, and is so-calledbecause of its resemblance to a stirrup(Latin:...
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Within which skull bone are the stapes, incus, and malleus (ear bone or ear ossicles) found? A) Ethmoid B) Occipital C) Sphenoid D) Temporal Ears: The ears are the organs of the body that perform the sight of hearing. The...