<P> The stapes / ˈsteɪpiːz / or stirrup is a bone in the middle ear of humans and other mammals which is involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear . The stirrup - shaped small bone is on and transmits these to the oval window , medially . The stapes is the smallest and lightest named bone in the human body , and is so - called because of its resemblance to a stirrup ( Latin : Stapes ) . </P>
<P> The stapes / ˈsteɪpiːz / or stirrup is a bone in the middle ear of humans and other mammals which is involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear . The stirrup - shaped small bone is on and transmits these to the oval window , medially . The stapes is the smallest and lightest named bone in the human body , and is so - called because of its resemblance to a stirrup ( Latin : Stapes ) . </P>
where is the smallest bone in the human body found
where is the smallest bone in the human body found
stapes
stapes