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Which is the smallest bone in the human body?

From NCERT Asked by Pawan N. 24 Oct 2026, 10:17 AM IST Updated

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The smallest bone in the human body is the stapes, found in your ear.

Stapes — Bone of the middle ear
Stapes — Bone of the middle ear
The stapes bone, the smallest bone in the human body, from the Wikipedia article 'Stapes'.
Image: Wikipedia

The rule

The stapes is the tiniest bone in the human body, located in the middle ear.

Let's understand it simply

Imagine something smaller than a grain of rice. That’s the stapes (also called the stirrup bone). It sits inside your ear and helps you hear sounds.

Remember it

Stapes = Smallest bone, found in the ear.

Quick recap

  • The stapes is the smallest bone in your body.
  • It is found in the middle ear.
  • It helps you hear by passing sound vibrations.
Written by the LLOS.ai tutor, checked against NCERT chapters. Asked by Pawan N. on 24 Oct 2026, 10:17 AM IST · asked 3 times