Ulnar nerve

Looks like

The nerve you hit at the funny bone, running behind the inner elbow to the little finger.

What it does

Works most of the small hand muscles and feels the little-finger side.

Keeping it well

Avoid leaning on the elbow; numbness in the ring and little fingers means it is being squashed.

Its parts

• Deep branch of ulnar nerve
• Dorsal branch of ulnar nerve
• Muscular branches of ulnar nerve
• Palmar branch of ulnar nerve
• Superficial branch of ulnar nerve

Related conditions

• Amyloidosis (AL and ATTR)
• Botulism
• Chickenpox (varicella)
• Chronic neuropathic pain
• Chronic pain syndrome
• Cubital tunnel syndrome
• Fibromyalgia
• Guillain-Barré syndrome
• Leprosy (Hansen's disease)
• Lyme disease
• Myasthenia gravis
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Rabies
• Restless legs syndrome
• Shingles (herpes zoster)
• Tetanus
• Vitamin B1, C and other deficiencies