Wenis

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the origin of term?Emerged as slang in the 1990s, with variants 'weenus' and 'weenis'
2. What is the formal terminology?Referred to in medical contexts as olecranal skin or elbow skin
3. Why does the skin on the elbow wiggle?The skin is loose and can stretch when you bend or straighten your elbow, so it looks like it wiggles.
4. Where is the wenis located?It is on the back side of your elbow, just below the bony point called the olecranon.

Cutaneous Fold: A wrinkle or crease in the skin, often due to underlying tissue movement or laxity.
Olecranon: The prominent bony projection at the elbow, forming the point of the elbow.
Kinematics: The branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of objects without reference to the forces that cause the motion.
Vernacular Language: The native language or dialect of a specific population, often informal and colloquial.