Further varicose veins images show how spider veins are similar to varicose veins but smaller. Spider veins can be red or blue in color, and closer to the surface of the skin than varicose veins, looking like spider webs with their short jagged lines.
The name of the smallest bone is the stapes, also known as the stirrup. It is found in the middle ear where it transmits sound vibrations from the Incas (anvil), which is the second smallest bone in the human body, to the inner ear.It is only about 2.5-3.5 mm (a 10th of an inch) big.he name of the smallest bone is the stapes, also known as the stirrup. It is found in the middle ear where it transmits sound vibrations from the Incas (anvil), which is the second smallest bone in the human body, to the inner ear. It is only about 2.5-3.5 mm (a 10th of an inch) big.
1. The smallest bone in the body resides in the middle ear. The stapes, also known as the stirrup, is one of the auditory ossicles, consisting of a head, neck, two crura, and base. It looks sort of like a wishbone, or, well, a stirrup! Sound waves strike the eardrum and the vibrations travel into the middle ear. When these vibrations reach the stapes, it pushes the membrane of the oval window, building pressure waves in the cochlea, and this begins a process that generates nerve impulses. 2. The smallest muscle in the body is also in the middle ear.