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What is the spot called on the end of the elbow where a nerve runs over the end of the bone?
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Which bone is also known as funny bone?
The humeri. There is only one funny bone in the body and originally its not a bone. It is a sensetion occurs due to depression over ulner nerve as they are not well covered at the site of the elbow. so this part is known as the 'funny bone'.
Is the funny bone a real bone?
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."
Do giraffes have funny bones?
There is no such thing as a funny bone, that is just a myth but the ulnar nerve which runs down your elbow often gets knocked. As a resulting giving you a sock. Over time people gave it the name of the funny bone but it should be the funny nerve.As mammals alike, there should be some form of nerve like the ulnar around that joint ( the elbow for giraffes).hope this helps!
When you hit your funny bone do you hit a nerve?
Answer:I feel all tingly and it feels really cool.Answer: Hitting the inside of your elbow (on your funny bone) will produce a tingling or prickly kind of dull pain running down to your fingers.The bump at that end of your elbow is the end of a bone, the "humerus", but what produces the feeling is the ulnar nerve which passes over it. That's what you hit to get the feeling. If you've watched any martial arts movies or Mr. Spock on Star Trek you know that pinching a nerve can have strange effects.Aside: There are two thoughts on why it's called a funny bone:* One group thinks its called "funny" because of the weird feeling, and it's identified as a "bone" because of the hard bump under your skin. * Other folks think it's called a "funny" bone because some early punster heard the bone was a "humerus" and corrupted the word to "humorous" a cheap joke.Answer:This is a different user from the ones above.Some people say they feel a slight tingling or strange feeling, but I usually feel a numbing shock in my forearm for about 5 seconds. It varies from person to person.
Is it true that pain that is felt when a bone is fractured comes from nerve or tendon damage and not from the actual bone that bones themselves actually have no feeling?
The pain is not from the nerve or tendon but from the periosteum sheath over the bone that is damaged in a broken/fractured bone.
Do you have a funny bone in your knee?
First thing you should know is that the so called "funny bone" is not really a bone, it's a nerve. Also, there are nerves all over your body so I'm sure there are a few nerves near your knee.
The bundles of neurons that transmit impulses over long distances are called?
it is a nerve it is a nerve it is a nerve
How many bones are in the arms and legs Over Half of them?
No. The Adult human body has 206 bones. In the arm Humerus which is the bone from your shoulder to your elbow. Then you have your radius and Ulna which is from your elbow to your wrist. In your lower extremity you have the femur which is the largest bone in the body. It extends to your knee (patella). From your knee to your ankle is your tibula and fibula.
What is the extra skin on your elbow called?
Wenis yes sounds weird but it is!
What is the medical term meaning white protective covering over nerve cells?
The protective covering over some nerve cells is called the myelin sheath.
The area where some fibers from the eye cross over to the opposite side is called the?
Each eye contains an optic nerve, as the meet at the optic chiasm, some of the nerve fibers cross over. This sensitive area is referred to as the optic nerve pathway crossover.
What is the medical term meaning pinched nerve?
A "pinched nerve" is a layperson's term to describe damage or injury to a nerve when it is either compressed, constricted or stretched.Nerve compression or pinching most often occurs near or within or near the spinal column where nerves emerge from the spinal cord to travel through a narrow exit point of spinal column called a neural foramin, traveling eventually to all parts of the body. At their point of exit from the spine all nerves are vulnerable to injury by compression or pinching by various soft tissue and joints of the spinal column. When a nerve is pinched or compressed near the location where it exists the spine it is radiculopathy.Nerves can also be constricted, stretched or pinched anywhere along their pathway of distribution away from the spine. This can happen when a a nerve passes over or near a bone (carpal tunnel syndrome) and is called an entrapment syndrome.Pinched nerves occur when repeated or excessive irritation or pressure is delivered to delicate nerve tissue by other tissue surrounding the nerve, like bone, cartilage, muscles or tendons. Over a period of time this pinching interferes with the ability of the nerve to carry a normal nerve message. As a result, the abnormal nerve signal results in the classic symptoms of a pinched nerve:pain,burning,tingling (paresthesia),numbnessweakness in the body part being supplied.
