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funny bone, highly sensitive area at the back of the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes close to the surface of the skin in a groove between end prominences of the humerus (the upper arm bone) and the ulna (the large forearm bone). A blow to the area causes the nerve to compress against bone, producing a characteristic tingling in the forearm and the last two fingers.

funny bone

the area near the elbow where the ulnar nerve is close to the surface of the skin: when it is struck, a sharp tingling sensation is experienced along the forearm and hand

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No references found			By bending their elbow too tightly, and for too long, they could overextend the ulnar nerve, which runs from the elbow to control our ring and little fingers, reports The Daily Express. The newest affliction of Wired Age - Mobile phone elbow by Asian News International A special nerve called the ulnar nerve is wedged tightly between the bones and is also very close to the surface. Ask doctor Cory? by Cory / Jack & Jill Repetitive strain disorders affecting these two fingers are usually either Guyon''s syndrome, entrapment of the ulnar nerve in the guyon''s canal at the wrist junction, or cubital tunnel syndrome, entrapment of the ulnar nerve at the elbow junction. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Symptoms, Tests & Treatments by Jeff P. Anliker, LMT / Health care industry community			Ullman, Edward Ullmann Reaction Ullmann, Fritz Ullmann, Liv ullmannite Ulloa's ring Ulloa, Antonio de Ulloa, Francisco de Ullr Fest Ullrich-Turner syndrome Ullswater Ullubii Buinakskii Ullubii Daniialovich Buinakskii Ulm Ulm Pishkun State Park Ulm's Modula-2 System Ulm, Battle Ulmaceae Ulmanis, Karlis Ulmanis, Kärlis ulmic acid ulmin ulna ulnar deviation ulnar loop ulnar nerve Ulothrix Ulotrichaceae Ulotrichales Ulotrichineae Ulotrichophyceae Ulozhenie of 1607 Ulozhenie of Aleksei Mikhailovich of 1649 ULP Ulpia Oescus Ulpian Ulrica Ulrich Ulrich Brockdorff-Rantzau Ulrich Grubenmann Ulrich von Hutten Ulrich von Lichtenstein Ulrich Wilcken Ulrich, Edward Oscar ulrichite Ulrikh Avranek Ulrikh Iosifovich Avranek ULS server Ulsan ULSI ULSI circuit			ulna ulnad ulnae ulnae ulnae Ulnage ulnar ulnar ulnar ulnar artery ulnar artery ulnar artery ulnar artery ulnar collateral artery ulnar collateral artery ulnar collateral artery ulnar collateral artery Ulnar collateral ligament Ulnar deviation Ulnar deviation Ulnar deviation Ulnar deviation ulnar drift ulnar drift ulnar drift ulnar drift ulnar extensor muscle of wrist ulnar flexor muscle of wrist Ulnar loop Ulnar Motor Conduction Velocity ulnar nerve ulnar nerve block ulnar nerve block ulnar nerve dysfunction ulnar nerve injury ulnar nerve injury Ulnar Nerve Innervation Ratio Ulnar Nerves Ulnar Nerves Ulnar neuropathies Ulnar neuropathies ulnar reflex ulnar styloid transposition ulnar styloid transposition ulnar styloid transposition ulnar styloid transposition ulnar tunnel syndrome Ulnar Variance ulnar vein ulnar vein Ulnar veins Ulnar veins Ulnar veins Ulnar-Mammary Syndrome Ulnare ulnaris ulnaris ulnas ulnas ulnas ULNB

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funny bone (redirected from ulnar nerve)

funny bone
(redirected from ulnar nerve)