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Q. Stapes, the smallest and the lightest bone in human body, is the part of which organ ?
Answer: Ear
Notes: An adult human has 206 bones while a new born baby has 300 bones. 94 bones fuse as a baby grows. The total number of bones in human skull is 29. The face of a man is made up of 14 bones. Largest and longest bone is femur (thigh bone).The shortest bone in the human body is stapes or stirrup bone in the middle ear.

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