This nerve, commonly called the "funny bone," passes behind the medial epicondyle of the humerus; it is the

A) axillary nerve.
B) median nerve.
C) musculocutaneous nerve.
D) radial nerve.
E) ulnar nerve.


Answer: E) ulnar nerve.

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