wiz-icon
MyQuestionIcon
MyQuestionIcon
1
You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!
Question

If you touch at elbow, you get a shock like feeling. Why?

Open in App
Solution

The ulnar nerve located at the elbow travels through a tissue that runs under a bone bump called the medial epicondyle in the inside of the elbow. The place where the nerve runs under this medial epicondyle is called the funny bone. At the funny bone, the nerve is close to the skin and when it is bumped it leads to the shock-like feeling.

flag
Suggest Corrections
thumbs-up
0
Join BYJU'S Learning Program
similar_icon
Related Videos
thumbnail
lock
Levers in our body
PHYSICS
Watch in App
Join BYJU'S Learning Program
CrossIcon