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Is the Achilles tendon bone or cartilage?

The Achilles tendon is neither bone nor cartilage. It is, unsurprisingly, a tendon.


Is the pelvis bone a long or short bone?

neither. the pelvis is made up of 3 different bones. the ilium, ischium and pubis. They comprise one side of the hip, while there should be an identical "set" on the opposite side.


Is the Achilles tendon in the knee heel or toe?

It is in the heel By Joshua Kodituwakku


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."


What part of the body is sometimes called the funny bone?

The humerus, which is the upper arm bone, is sometimes called the funny bone but, strictly speaking, this is not correct.In reality, the "funny bone" is not the bone at all, nor even the elbow, but the ulnar nerve at the end of the humerus where it meets the elbow. The ulnar nerve is the nerve that runs near the ulna bone of the lower arm. It is the nerve that sends messages to your brain about sensations in your fourth and fifth fingers. It's also one of the nerves that controls some movement of your hand.When this ulnar nerve is jolted or bumped against the end of the humerus, it creates the odd tingling sensation which has given rise to the term "funny bone".