The malleus or hammer is one of the three bones, also known as ossicles, in the middle ear The other two are the incus (“anvil”), and stapes (“stirrup”). The ossicles are part of the ...

The smallest bones in the body are called the ossicles in the ear. Bone is a living tissue with a blood supply. It is constantly being dissolved and formed and it can repair itself if a bone is ...

Cells are sensitive to many forms of stimuli including light and heat, but little is known about the cellular response to acoustic pressure—a.k.a. sound. A new study suggests that cells can indeed ...

When sound waves hit the eardrum, it vibrates and moves the ossicles, which are the three tiniest most delicate bones in your body. The ossicles move the sound to the inner ear, which sends ...