human bones

[john verbies]

what is the biggest and smallest bones in the body

[Scarlett]

The smallest bone is in the ear...

[woofgang]

largest in terms of longest and probably largest diameter is the femur. The pelvis might be put forward for largest in area except it is actually 3 bones

[Loosehead]

The largest is the Femur the smallest is the stapes, sometimes called the stirrup, one of the 2 bones of the inner ear.

[Gef]

There are 3 bones in the inner ear and they are the three smallest in the body - sorry loosehead a correction not a criticism.

[kempie]

3 bones of middle ear = malleus, incus & stapes or hammer, anvil & stirrup.

[Tim Baxter]

Is this where Tolkien got his ideas from, "The three ring bones of Middle Ear(th)?

[kempie]

Only if they were called Bilbo, Samwise & Meriadoc.

[Loosehead]

Yes Gef but the stapes is the smallest of the 3 so it's the smallest in the body. What do you mean a correction, there can only be one smallest bone so what are you correcting.

[Loosehead]

Sorry Gef Just noticed I typed 2 instead of 3, I new there where 3.

[MargeB]

I have the largest bone in the human body.

[Little Lady]

MargeB has only one leg!!!! LOL