Body: The smallest bone in your body is the stirrup (stapes),…

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Did you know? The smallest bone in your body is the stirrup (stapes), in your middle ear. It is about 3 mm long — smaller than a grain of rice. Three small bones in your middle ear — hammer, anvil and stirrup — amplify sound 22 times before it reaches your inner ear.

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The smallest bone in your body is the stirrup (stapes), in your middle ear. It is about 3 mm long — smaller than a grain of rice. Three small bones in your middle ear — hammer, anvil and stirrup — amplify sound 22 times before it reaches your inner ear.

Het kleinste botje in je lichaam is de stijgbeugel (stapes), in je middenoor. Hij is ongeveer 3 mm lang — kleiner dan een rijstkorrel. Drie kleine botjes in je middenoor — hamer, aambeeld en stijgbeugel — versterken geluid 22 keer voordat het je binnenoor bereikt.

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