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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)
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Striking the funny bone is actually stimulation to which nerve?
Ulnar nerve......
In the human body is there really a bone named funny bone?
No there is no such bone. There is a nerve that when it is hit in the right place 'feels like a funny bone, but it it is not actually a bone at all. Running down the inside part of your elbow is a nerve called the ulnar nerve. The ulnar nerve lets your brain know about feelings in your fourth and fifth fingers. It's also one of the nerves that controls some movement of your hand.You get that 'funny feeling' when the ulnar nerve is bumped against the humerus, the long bone that starts at your elbow and goes up to your shoulder. Tapping your funny bone doesn't do any damage to your elbow, arm, or ulnar nerve. But it sure feels strange!
Medical name for the funny bone?
the funny bones name may be humerus radius or ulna
Why does it tingle when you hit your 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.
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."
Striking the funny bone is actually stimulation to which nerve?
Ulnar nerve......
What does the funny bone stimulate?
The funny bone isn't actually a bone. It is the unprotected ulnar nerve which runs from your elbow down to your wrist.
In the human body is there really a bone named funny bone?
No there is no such bone. There is a nerve that when it is hit in the right place 'feels like a funny bone, but it it is not actually a bone at all. Running down the inside part of your elbow is a nerve called the ulnar nerve. The ulnar nerve lets your brain know about feelings in your fourth and fifth fingers. It's also one of the nerves that controls some movement of your hand.You get that 'funny feeling' when the ulnar nerve is bumped against the humerus, the long bone that starts at your elbow and goes up to your shoulder. Tapping your funny bone doesn't do any damage to your elbow, arm, or ulnar nerve. But it sure feels strange!
Medical name for the funny bone?
the funny bones name may be humerus radius or ulna
How do you tell if your funny bone is broke?
Your "funny bone" isn't really a bone, its a nerve.
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 nerve involves the 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.
Striking the funny bone is stimulating what nerve?
Ulnar nerve
What nerve is involved when one is said to have bumped their funny bone?
The ulnar nerve is the nerve involved when one is said to have bumped their funny bone. This nerve also is involved with the movement of the lower parts of the arm.
Why does it tingle when you hit your 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.
What do Americans call the part of the elbow that when struck causes a particular tingling sensation?
The funny bone, which actually is not a bone at all but instead a nerve in the elbow.
Alternate name for the peroneal nerve?
Funny Bone
