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Bone: Ossicles | ||
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Auditory ossicles: Malleus, incus and stapes | ||
Latin | Ossicula auditus, ossicula auditoria |
The ossicles are the three smallest bones in the human body. They may be called ear bones or auditory ossicles. They are in the auditory system of all mammals.
They are contained within the middle ear space and serve to transmit sounds from the air to the fluid-filled labyrinth (cochlea). The absence of the auditory ossicles would cause moderate-to-severe deafness.
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