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Why is the stirrup in your ear called the stirrup?
The bone in your middle ear called the stirrup has that name because it resembles the stirrup used when riding a horse.
How do you spell sturiupp?
The foot section of a saddle (which lends its name to an inner ear bone) is spelled "stirrup".
How did the stapedius muscle get its name?
The stapedius muscle gets its name from the bone that it is attached to called the stapes. It means stirrup. It is located in the middle ear.
What is another name for bone formation?
Another name for bone formation is ossification.
What is a another name for back bone?
Another name for your back bone is a spine.
What is the earbone called?
The smallest bone in the body, in the ear is the Stirrup. It looks like a bowl being stirred to some people, hence the name.
What is another name for your back bone?
Spine is another word for back bone
What is another name for tubular bone?
long bone
What is another name for fibula bone?
calf bone
What is the Latin names for stirrup?
There doesn't seem to be a classical Latin word for "stirrup." The Medieval term appears variously as stapia, stapisand stapes. The last of these, stapes, is the scientific name for the small stirrup-shaped bone found in the middle ear. (The other two also have Latin names: incus, the anvil, and malleus, the hammer.)
Another name for spongy bone is this?
Cancellous/trabecular bone
Whats Another name for a Pelvic bone?
hip bone
