<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 your body located
where is the smallest bone in your body located
in the middle ear of humans and other mammals
in the middle ear of humans and other mammals