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What is 'the upper arm bone that is not funny if you lift things in the wrong way'?
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What is funny about the pain in the upper arm?
hence, the funny bone
What is another name of your upper arm bone?
The upper arm bone is the humerus, nicknamed the "funny bone" because of its similarity to the word "humorous".
What is humor bones?
The upper arm bone between elbow and shoulder.
What is the scientific name for the humerus bone?
The humerus is informally referred to as the upper-arm bone.
What is the bone in the upper arm?
The humerus. Edit: Its the humerus its easy to remember because of the phrase "funny bone" funny=humorous=humerus
What is the humorous bone?
It is the long bone in the upper arm going from the shoulder to the elbow. Even though it's called the "funny bone" it is in fact spelled "humerus" not "humorous".
What joint is the funny bone?
The "funny bone" or crazy bone along the inside of the elbow is on the path of the ulnar nerve. If you hit the internal condyle of the humerus (upper arm bone), a sharp stinging or tingling sensation will occur along the ulnar nerve, sometimes accompanied by a numb feeling in the lower arm.
Why is the funnybone misnamed?
The 'funny' bone is the bone of the upper arm. Its Latin name is the humerus. The likeness of this word to 'humorous' is what gave it its common name. However, there is nothing particularly amusing about it, and as you will probably know, banging the elbow end of it is not funny at all!
What bone is called the ''funny bone''?
The "funny bone" is not one bone, but the inside joint of the elbow where the upper and lower arm bones are connected. If you hit the sensitive inside of the elbow, it is not "funny" except in the sense that it feels odd or peculiar. You are actually compressing the ulnar nerve that runs down the arm.The "funny bone" is the extension of the humerus bone (upper arm bone) into the elbow joint with the ulna (larger forearm bone). At the inside of the elbow, the ulnar nerve is located where the olecranon, or upper end of the ulna , meets the epicondyle, or lower end of the humerus. If the joint is struck, there is a tingling (a funny or odd sensation) and sometimes a temporary numbness in the lower arm, because the signals along the ulnar nerve are interrupted.This has little to do with the name of the upper arm bone being the humerus (humorous), which is the Latin word for "shoulder."(see related question)
How do you spell humorus?
The correct spelling of the adjective is humorous (funny, comical).The bone of the human upper arm is the humerus.
Where is the funny bone located in the body?
At your elbow where the Humerus bone ( upper arm )connects with the radius and Ulna ( lower arm )It is not a bone but a spot on the elbow where the ulnar nerve runs close to the surface and produces a sharp tingling sensation if knocked against the bone but it hurts really bad if you hit it and I'm sure everyone has done that at least once....AnswerIt's your elbow, it's only a nick name though, it's called the funny bone because it connects the 'humerous' or upper arm bone to the bones in your lower arm. I don't know why ^^^ is listed under answer because the first answer is correct. the second is absolutely incorrect. There is no 'bone' at all. Just the largest exposed nerve in the body!
Your funny bone ia actually a nerve named for what bone?
well the funny bone is the bone....but if you're wondering why its CALLED funny bone, then its because a part in the funny bone is called humerus and HUMERus (its like humor but misspelled)
