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Illusion [34]
3 years ago
8

What is the smallest bone in the body and where is it located?

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2 answers:
DedPeter [7]3 years ago
6 0

The smallest bone in the body is the stapes and it is the third bone of the three ossicles in the middle ear.

umka21 [38]3 years ago
6 0
The smallest bone in the human body is the auditory ossicles, which is found in the middle of the human ear
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