Question

Name the longest and smallest bone in the human body

Answer 1

The longest bone in human body is Femur (thigh bone) and the smallest bone in the human body is called Stapes, located in the middle ear.

What is Femur?

It is the thickest and longest tubular bone in the body, present in the thigh. It consists of a shaft and two endings. The upper end carries spherical articular head rests in the cup-like acetabulum and form hip joint. The lower end is widely expanded. It consists of two prominent masses of bones termed as condyles.

What is stapes?

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

Answer 2

The longest and smallest bone in the human body is the femur and stapes respectively

Explanation:

• The longest bone in the human body is the femur. It is almost 19.9 inches long and is frequently referred to as the thigh bone.
• In human anatomy and forensic medicine, the femur is one of the most studied bones. It is highly preserved in skeletal remains since it is the longest bone in the human body.
• The stapes are the human body's shortest bone. It is the third of three ossicles in the middle ear. It is a stirrup-shaped bone that rests on an oval window and is linked by an annular ligament.
• The sound waves then shake three bones known as the ossicles, which are made up of the malleus, incus, and stapes. The stapes is the human body's tiniest bone.