2.In the ear, it innervates the stapedius muscle which dampens the vibration of the stapes, a small bone that help transmit vibrations from the eardrum; this protects you from loud noises.
3.Others may be less so, like the buccinator, a muscle that attaches your cheek to your teeth, or the body's tiniest skeletal muscle, a one-millimeter-long tissue fragment called the stapedius that's nestled deep inside the ear.