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They are the smallest bones in the human body. The three bones are connect by hinges and are levers that carry the vibrations collected from the eardrum to the inner ear.
small bone in ear: a hammer-shaped bone, the outermost of three small bones in the middle ear that transmit sound waves from the eardrum to the inner ear.
The three bones which transmit sound from the eardrum to the cochlea (inner ear) are the smallest bones in the body.
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The human skeleton has 206 bones. Which is the longest? ... The smallest bones are those in our ears. What are their names?
stirrup-shaped bone in middle ear: a small stirrup-shaped bone in the middle ear of mammals, the innermost of the three small bones that transmit vibration to the inner ear.
The ear drum is a small piece of skin that vibrates and causes the three bones to vibrate.
outermost of the three small bones in middle ear also called the hammer...
1. The human skeleton has 206 bones. Which is the longest? ... (There are three and each has a plain and a fancy name.)
malleus n. The outermost and largest of the three small bones in the middle ear, connected to the tympanic membrane and capable of transmitting sound vibrations to the incus.
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