Smallest bone in the body: What is it?

One is a teeny tiny bone found in your ear. It’s called the stapes and is smaller than a pea!

At less than 3 millimetres long, it’s shaped like a stirrup – in fact that’s where the word comes from – stapes is a Latin word for stirrup.

Professor Hallux’s Hearing Helpdesk is open for business and he’s got the answers to everything you’ve ever wanted to know about ears!

You'll be amazed at what our ears can do!

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