Day 6 - Shoulder Girdle

Question 1

Bones of the Shoulder Girdle

Answer 1

Scapula
Clavicle

Question 2

Key Bony Landmarks in Shoulder Girdle

Answer 2

Manubrium
Clavicle
Coracoid Process
Acromion Process
Glenoid Fossa
Lateral Border
Inferior Angle
Medial Border
Superior Angle
Spine of the Scapula

Question 3

Clavicle Bony Landmarks

Answer 3

Acromial (Lateral) End
Sternal (Medial) End

Question 4

Clavicle Features

Answer 4

Act as a brace to hold shoulder girdle away from thorax
Curved Shape; Breaks Forward

Question 5

3 Joints for the Shoulder Girdle

Answer 5

Sternoclavicular Joint
Acromioclavicular Joint
Scapulothoracic Joint

Question 6

Sternoclavicular Joint Structure

Answer 6

Anterior sternoclavicular ligament
Posterior sternoclavicular ligament
Costoclavicular and interclavicular ligaments

Question 7

Acromioclavicular Joint Structure

Answer 7

Coraclavicular ligaments
Acromioclavicular ligaments

Question 8

Shoulder Girdle Movements: Abduction Protraction

Answer 8

movement away laterally

Question 9

Shoulder Girdle Movements: Adduction (Retraction)

Answer 9

movement inward medially

Question 10

Shoulder Girdle Movements: Depression

Answer 10

downward movement

Question 11

Shoulder Girdle Movements: Elevation

Answer 11

shoulder shrug

Question 12

Shoulder Girdle Movements: Downward Rotation

Answer 12

moving inferior angle inferomedially toward spinal column & glenoid fossa downward

Question 13

Shoulder Girdle Movements: Upward Rotation

Answer 13

turning glenoid fossa upward & moving inferior angle superolaterally away from spinal column

Question 14

Shoulder Girdle Movements: Lateral Tilt

Answer 14

during abduction, scapula rotates along vertical axis; posterior movement of medial border and anterior movement of lateral border

Question 15

Shoulder Girdle Movements: Medial Tilt

Answer 15

during extreme adduction, scapula rotates along vertical axis; anterior movement of medial border and posterior movement of lateral border

Question 16

Shoulder Girdle Movements: Anterior Tilt

Answer 16

rotational movement of scapula along lateral/frontal axis during hyperextension

Question 17

Shoulder Girdle Movements: Posterior Tilt

Answer 17

rotational movement of scapula along lateral/frontal axis during hyperflexion

Question 18

Shoulder Girdle: Musculature

Answer 18

1. Trapezius
2. Rhomboids
3. Levator Scapula
4. Serratus Anterior
5. Pectoralis Minor

Question 19

Trapezius: Upper Fiber Movements

Answer 19

elevation of scapula, extension and rotation of head

Question 20

Trapezius: Middle Fiber Movements

Answer 20

elevation, upward rotation, and adduction

Question 21

Trapezius: Lower Fiber Movements

Answer 21

depression, adduction, and upward rotation

Question 22

Levator Scapulae Movements

Answer 22

elevation, weak downward rotation, and weak adduction

Question 23

Rhomboids Movements

Answer 23

adduction, downward rotation, and elevation

Question 24

Serratus Anterior Movements

Answer 24

abduction and upward rotation

Question 25

Pectoralis Minor Movements

Answer 25

abduction, downward rotation, and depression

Question 26

Trapezius Origin and Insertion

Answer 26

O - base of skull, posterior ligaments of neck, and all thoracic vertebrae I - posterior aspect of lateral side of clavicle, medial border or acromian process, and upper border of scapular spine

Question 27

Levator Scapulae Origin and Insertion

Answer 27

O - transverse processes of upper four cervical vertebrae I - medial border of scapula above spine

Question 28

Rhomboid Muscles Origin and Insertion

Answer 28

O - spinous processes of last cervical and first five thoracic vertebrae I - medial border of scapula below spine

Question 29

Serratus Anterior Origin and Insertion

Answer 29

O - surfaces of upper nine ribs of side of chest I - anterior aspect of whole length of medial border of scapula

Question 30

Pectoralis Minor Origin and Insertion

Answer 30

O - anterior surfaces of third to fifth rib I - coracoid process of scapula

Question 31

Scapular Abduction Examples and Agonists

Answer 31

Ex: push up and bench press Agonists: pectoralis minor and serratus anterior

Question 32

Scapular Adduction Examples and Agonists

Answer 32

Ex: retractions Agonists: trapezius (middle/lower) and rhomboids

Question 33

Scapula Upward Rotation Examples and Agonists

Answer 33

Ex: lateral and upward movement Agonists: trapezius (middle/lower) and serratus anterior

Question 34

Scapula Downward Rotation Examples and Agonists

Answer 34

Ex: lat pulls Agonists: pectoralis minor and rhomboids

Question 35

Scapula Elevation Examples and Agonists

Answer 35

Ex: shoulder shrug Agonists: levator scapula, trapezius (upper), and rhomboids

Question 36

Scapula Depression Agonists

Answer 36

Agonists: trapezius (lower) and pectoralis minor