What bone is called the ''funny bone''?

Answer 1

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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Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

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 4

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.

Answer 5

because the wood sounds like"humorous"

Answer 6

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.

Answer 7

it feel funny

Because it is not a bone

Answer 8

The bone commonly referred to as the "funny bone" is actually not a bone at all, but a nerve. It is the ulnar nerve that runs along the elbow and can cause a tingling or funny feeling when bumped.

Answer 9

Because its the funny (humorous) bone