In the biology section, the human body anatomy is usually the most important chapter, and we should know about the bones of the human body, especially for biology students. We all are aware of the smallest bone in the human body and also know the largest bone of the human body. If you don’t know, I want to remind you that the smallest bone in the human body is known as the stapes, which is generally located in the ear, and the largest bone in the human body is the femur, which is our thigh bone. If you are a biology student, I am pretty sure that you already know which is the smallest and which is the largest bone in our body.
But one more question is often asked in exams — which is the second smallest bone in the human body? As I know, not everyone can answer this question easily. However, if you have studied human anatomy carefully, you might be one of those who can answer it correctly.
In the human body, the smallest bone is found inside the ear. So, it becomes quite easy to guess which one could be the second smallest bone in the human body.
So, the answer to this question is that the second smallest bone in the human body is the incus, which is generally found in the middle ear.
Our hearing mechanism is quite complicated. The outer part of our ear includes the malleus (hammer), which receives sound vibrations from the eardrum. The incus (anvil) then receives these vibrations and passes them to the stapes (stirrup), which is the smallest bone in the body and connects to the cochlea.
