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Q: WHAT is smaller the stapes or the stirrup?
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What purpose does the stapes have?

I am not sure what the purpose of the stapes are but i know that they are one of the innermost smaller bones in our body and they are shaped somewhat like a stirrup.


What is another word for Stirrup?

Another word for stirrup is the stapes.


Whats the job of the stirrup?

The stapes or stirrup is the stirrup-shaped small bone or ossicle in the middle ear


The stirrup is also referred to as the stapes?

Yes.


The stapes are more commonly referred to as the?

The stapes or stirrup is the small bone in the middle ear.


What structure transfers vibrations to the oval window?

The stapes, or 'stirrup'.


Is the stirrup bone and stapes bone the same thing?

Yes.


What is a stirrup in your ear?

There are three bones in the middle ear, between the eardrum and the oval window of the inner ear: the malleus, incus, and stapes. These are called the auditory ossicles. The stapes resembles a stirrup.


Which of the three ossicles is the smallest?

Each of the ossicles contributes to the transmission and amplication of the sound vibration from the tympanic membrane to the oval window. There is not one more important (main) than the others.tympannic side = malleus or hammermiddle = incus or anviloval window side = stapes or stirrup


What is another name for the stirrup bone inside your ear?

stapes


What is the meaning of stapes?

The innermost of the ossicles of the ear; the stirrup, or stirrup bone; -- so called from its form. See Illust. of Ear.


What are the smallest human bones in the body?

The 3 ossicles are "little bones" found in the middle ear. They are the smallest bones in the human body, and each one has its own name:tympanic side = malleus or hammermiddle = incus or anviloval window side = stapes or stirrupThe smallest bone is Stirrup