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What is a common word for humerus?
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)
What is another name for humerus?
It is also known as the "funny bone".
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.
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 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
Why does the humerus called the funny bone?
Humerus, humorous. You get the pun?
Is humerus the funny bone?
YES
What do Americans call a funny bone?
The proper name for the funny bone is the Humerus. Humerus sounds a lot like Humor in the English language so it gained the nickname "funny" bone.
What is another word for humerus?
Funny bone!
What is another word for elbow?
The elbow is sometimes known as the humerus. That is why it is often called the funny bone. It's a play on humorous/humerus. Although the humerus is just one of the three bones that make up the elbow
What is the name of the single bone in the upper arm?
The humerus. The humerus is a long bone. It can make blood cells. However, the flat, small, and irregular bones can make blood but not as much as the long bones( humerus, femur).
What is the scientific name for the humerus bone?
The humerus is informally referred to as the upper-arm bone.
