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Which three middle ear bones help carry sound in mammals?

Malleus, incus, and stapes.

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Why: Mammals have a chain of three middle ear bones: malleus, incus, and stapes.

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Answer: Malleus, incus, and stapes. Mammals have a chain of three middle ear bones: malleus, incus, and stapes.

  1. Mammal en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammal
    sound is carried from the eardrum by a chain of three bones, the malleus, the incus and the stapes
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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