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."
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A: because humorous means funny and humerus is a homonym for it.
More biologically speaking, humerus isn't what the funny bone is. In fact, the funny bone isn't even a bone. It is the nerve of ulna and humerus.
There are many....theories I gues you could call them. People have different opinions. One is that it is nearest the humorous bone, and somthing that is humorous is funny. Also, it is funny when you seem someone bump it (though it is mean). Another is that it gives you a funny and unusual feeling when you bump it. Those are the main ideas that I've heard, though none of them are set in stone or really correct. Hope that helped!
Answer one:
The humerus, an arm bone, is called the "funny bone." It is a play on the word humorous, which means funny and is a homophone for humerus. ----
Answer two:
The question refers to the bony bit of your elbow which when hit causes a tingling sensation, commonly known as the funny bone. It is however not the humerus but the ulnar nerve that is hit and the closest bone to the nerve is the olecranon process of the ulna.
because the wood sounds like"humorous"
The bone referred to as the 'funny bone' is properly called the humerus and, when a patch of nerves at its end is hit, has the effect of making it look like you are laughing.
it feel funny
Because it is not a bone
Because its the funny (humorous) 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)
The bone is called the humorous, and since humor means funny, the funny bone just caught on.
It's your funny bone
There is a bone called the humurus (pronounced 'humorous') bone that is in your arm. It's called that because it's informal name is the 'funny bone'.
it is due to the presence of the ulnar nerve located at the groove in the medial side of the elbow. It is called as a "funny nerve" not a funny 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)
The bone is called the humorous, and since humor means funny, the funny bone just caught on.
It's your funny bone
The "funny bone" is in fact the area of the ulna where the ulnar nerve passes through the cubital tunnel. Hitting the "funny bone" causes a shooting tingling sensation that travels up the ulnar nerve in to the hand.the "Funny Bone" is called that because the bone above it is called the humerus.
There is a bone called the humurus (pronounced 'humorous') bone that is in your arm. It's called that because it's informal name is the 'funny bone'.
The humerus, the long bone between the elbow and the shoulder, is sometimes called the "funny bone". This is a play on words between the word "humerus" (the bone) and "humorous" (a synonym for amusing or funny)
The upper arm bone is the humerus, nicknamed the "funny bone" because of its similarity to the word "humorous".
Humerus, humorous. You get the pun?
Your humorous is in your elbow and also called the funny bone
funny bone
Your elbow is called a funny bone because of the strange feeling you get when you hit it. It is almost a tingling sensation.
The upper arm bone between elbow and shoulder.