Smallest bone in the human body is

Stapes

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Malleus

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Patella

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Navicular bone

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Solution

The correct option is A Stapes
The stapes is the third bone of the three ossicles in the middle ear. The stapes is a stirrup shaped bone and the smallest bone in the human body. It rests on the oval window to which it is connected by an annular ligament. So, the correct answer is 'Stapes'.

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