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The stapes is one of the small bones in the middle ear. Sound waves hit the ear drum and together with the other bones it tends to transmit the vibrations from the ear drum to the cochlea to the brain so as to unable one to hear.

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Where is the Stapedius?

middle ear In your ear, it is the smallest muscle in the human body, it stabilizes the smallest bone in your body the 'Stapes.'


The stapes are more commonly referred to as the?

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


What is the muscle that is attached to stapes of the ear?

Stapedius


What organ system does the stapes belong to?

Ear.


What is 1 tiny bone is in your ear?

the Stapes


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.


What is the function of the tiny bone in your ear called the stapes?

The stapes bone in the ear helps transmit sound vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear, where they are converted into electrical signals that the brain interprets as sound.


What structure is covered by the stapes?

The stapes covers the oval window in the middle ear. It is part of the ossicular chain, which helps transmit sound vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear.


Passes sound vibrations to the middle ear?

The outer ear


What is the smallest bone in our body?

The smallest of all the bones in the human body is the stapes, aka stirrup. It is one of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear. The stapes is about 3.3 millimeters in length and weighs 1.98 to 4.3 mg.


What is the ossicular chain made up of?

The ossicular chain is made up of three small bones in the middle ear: the malleus (hammer), incus (anvil), and stapes (stirrup). These bones work together to transmit sound vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear.


What does the stapes or stirrup press against?

The stapes (aka stirrup) is one of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear. It presses up against the oval window to transmit sound vibrations into the fluid environment of the inner ear.

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