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The stapedius is the smallest muscle in the human body
Measuring barely over one millimetre this tiny muscle protects inner ear hearing
Measuring just over one millimetre in length, the stapedius muscle sits inside the middle ear connected to the stapes bone. When exposed to loud noises, it contracts automatically to dampen sound vibrations, helping protect delicate inner ear structures from auditory damage.
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The stapedius is the smallest muscle in the human body: the short answers
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- Measuring barely over one millimetre this tiny muscle protects inner ear hearing. The figure is taken from Encyclopaedia Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
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