Lesson 6 Flashcards
What joint does the clavicle articulate with the sternum to form?
The sternaclyde vehicular joint
The __ articulates with the __ to form the sternaclyde vehicular joint
The clavicle articulates with the sternum
What joint does the clavicle articulate with the acromion of the scapula to form?
The acromioclavicular joint
The ___ articulates with the ___ to form the acromioclavicular joint
The clavicle articulates with the acromion of the scapula
What is the scapula colloqually known as?
The shoulder blade
What is the branchial plexus?
A network of nerves that provides movement and sensation to the shoulder, arm, and hand.
What is the name of the nerve network that provides movement and sensation to the shoulder, arm, and hand?
The branchial plexus
What are the rotator cuff muscles?
The muscles that stabilize the shoulder
What is the name of the muscles that stabilize the shoulder?
The rotator cuff muscles
What are the 4 muscles that make up the rotator cuff muscles?
The subscapularis, teres minor, supraspinatus, and infraspinatus.
The subscapularis, teres minor, supraspinatus, and infraspinatus are the names of the ___ muscles
The rotator cuff muscles
What is the acromion?
The bony process on the scapula that articulates with the clavicle to form the acromioclavicular joint
The acromion is a bony process on the ___
The scapula
What is the name of the bony process on the scapula that articulates with the clavicle to form the AC joint?
The acromion
What is the coracoid?
The bony process on the scapula that articulates with the coracobrachialis and pectoralis minor
The coracoid is a bony process on the ___
The scapula
What is the name of the bony process on the scapula that articulates with the coracobrachialis and pectoralis minor?
The coracoid
What is the glenoid fossa?
A cavity on the lateral border of the scapula that articulates with the humeral head.
What part of the scapula articulates with the humeral head?
The glenoid fossa
What is the medial border?
The part of the scapula which provides insertion sites for the serratus anterior, levator scapulae, rhomboid major and minor muscles.
What part of the scapula provides insertion sites for the serratus anterior, levator scapulae, rhomboid major and minor muscles?
The medial border
What is the humerus?
A long bone in the arm that runs from the shoulder to the elbow
What bone runs from the shoulder to the elbow?
The humerus
What has the largest range of motion of any of the synovial joints?
The glenohumeral/shoulder joint