Module 2: Upper limb Anatomy Flashcards
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What is the shoulder girdle the site of?
What is the shoulder girdle comprised of?
What 3 joints does it contain?
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- Site of the superior appendicular skeleton attachment to the axial skeleton
- Comprised of 2 important bones; Scapula and Clavicle
- Contains 3 important joints
- Sternoclavicular joint green (sternum articulates with clavicle)
- Bone to bone connection; only place upper limb has a bony attachment to axial skeleton
- Acromioclavicular joint red (acromion of scapula articulates with clavicle)
- Scapulothoracic joint blue (anterior surface of the scapula against the posterior region of the thorax (costal ribs)
- Sternoclavicular joint green (sternum articulates with clavicle)

The clavicle; key features
label the diagram

- The “strut” of the upper limb
- The only site of bony contact between the upper limb and trunk
- Long cylindrical bone
- S-shaped
- Acromial end (called this because it is near the acromion) is the more bulbous end, therefore does not fit perfectly with the acromion = the reason for dislocation sometimes
“Common sites of tendon/ligament attachment”
- Ligament = connection between bone and bone
- Tendon = connection between bone and muscle
- Tubercle: small protection of eminence
- Tuberosity: slightly larger roughened surface
- Trochanter: large rough raised surface
How does the collagen fibres of the tendon or ligament actually attach to the bone?
At a molecular level the fibres infuse into the bone of the bone matrix and bind to the fibres
Label the clavicle


Label colours

- Red line = acrioclavicular joint
- orange line = conoid tubercle
- blue = corcoid process = where ligaments tie clavicle down to this process
- black lines = liagements
- green line = costal tuberosity
- red outline = manubrium
The sternoclavicular joint (sc)

- sternum + clavicle
- The medial end of the clavicle articulates with the manubrium of the sternum
- Synovial Saddle Joint
- Diathrotic (quite a bit of movement)
- Synovial Joint has capsule, space, synovial fluid
- 4 ligaments
- 3 movements (Multiaxial)
- Elevation and Depression; lift hands to sky
- Protraction and Retraction; (arms reaching forward = protraction of the scapula) ( elbows behind you = retraction)
- Rotation (rotating hands with arms out to the side)
- Movement from arm and shoulder all transmitted down the clavicle; therefore quite freely moveable joint enabling different arm movements
Label joints on the image

- Interclavicular: ligaments between both clavicles, holds them together
- Anterior/posterior sternoclavicular = sternum articulating with the clavicle
- Costovicular = connects costal cartilage of the first rib with the clavicle

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The scapula; key features (shape)
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- The “shoulder blade”
- Triangular bone with 3 angles and 3 borders
- Flat irregular bone
- Boarders: Superior, medial and lateral
- Angles: Superior, lateral and inferior
- Triangular bone with 3 angles and 3 borders
- Green = acromion; where the clavicle would join to
- Purple = Glenoid fossa; Flattened area where head of humerus meets the scapula (where shoulder joint is)
- Red = scapula spine
- Superior angle = where superior and medial boarder meet
- Medial boarder = closest to the spine

What is the acromion?
- Anterolateral extension of the scpula spine
- Sight of acromioclavicular joint

What is only on the posterior surface of the scapula?
- The scapula spine
- Originates at medial boarder extending laterally
- Lateral portion hooks anteriorly, known as the Acromion
- Is not on the anterior surface because it would grind against the thorax (ribs); thus it is the feature that distinguishes the anterior vs posterior surface.

What joint is this?

- Acromioclavicular Joint
- Lateral end of clavicle articulates with the acromion of the scapula
- Synovial Plane Joint
- Diathrotic
- 2 ligaments
- Superior and Inferior AC ligament
- 2 Movements
- Gliding (nonaxial)
- Rotation

What is this feature?

• The Anterior Surface (Costal Surface) contains
- The Coracoid Process
- Originates at lateral angle extending anterolateral
- Sight of coracoclavicular joint
- Trapezoid ligaments extend from the clavicle to the coracoid process
- Also a site of muscle attachment e.g. bicep braci (movement: flexion of shouldered )

Label this joint and the bones/features around it

- Acromioclavicular joint
- Acromion
- Clavicle
- Coracoclavicular joint (conoid & trapezoid lig.)
What is the joint name between the scapula and thorax?
- Scapulathoracic joint
- Costal surface of scapula + the posterolateral thorax
- Lots of movement, but not a true synovial
- Moves like a diarthrotic
- Because this joint does not have a capsule, synovial fluid or a synovial membrane = not a true synovial joint
- Movement depends on SC & AC joints
- Supported by muscles; keeps joint in place.
- Movements:
- Elevation & Depression (shrugging shoulders up and down)
- Protraction & Retraction (Shoulders going back, shoulders going forward)
- Upward & Downward Rotation (arm abducting over 90 degrees from the side of the body; scapula is forced to rotate upwards)

Terms for “Bone sites for articulations or support”
- Facets: smooth surface/grove the forms a joint
- Fossa: shallow depressions for joint or support
- Muscles attach into a fossa
- Area where two bones come into contact
Label these surfaces

- Costal (surface closest to costals (anterior surface)) surface
- Subscapular fossa
- Associated with subscapularis muscle
- Subscapular fossa
- Posterior surface divided into two parts
- Above the spine
- Supraspinous fossa
- Supraspinatus muscle
- Supraspinous fossa
- Below the spine
- Infraspinous fossa
- Infraspinatus muscle
- Infraspinous fossa
- Above the spine

What is the features/angle being annotated?

- The lateral angle is flattened
- Contains the Glenoid Fossa
- Site of the glenohumeral joint (shoulder joint)
- Articulation with the proximal head of the humerus
- Shallow ball and socket joint
- Very shallow for function; shallow socket allows the head of the humerus to be locked into place; a range of movement increases
- Supported by glenoid labrum (Keeps the head of the humerus in place of the GJ)
- Fibrocartilage rim to increase depth and width of fossa

Label the scapula diagram

Anterior surface
- Acromion
- Dark green spot; where acromioclavicular joint starts
- Coracoid process
- Glenoid fossa
- Subscapular fossa
Posterior surface
- Acromion
- glenoid fossa
- Coracoid process
- Superspinous fossa AKA Supraspinatus fossa
- Spine
- Infraspinous fossa (infraspinatus fossa)
What bones form the shoulder joint?
- The shoulder joint = The glenohumeral joint = Glenoid fossa of the scapula + humerus (black lines of image are ligaments)
- Synovial, ball and socket joint
- Articulation between: proximal head of humerus + Glenoid fossa of scapula
- Joint is surrounded by fibrous capsule (because it is a synovial joint ) and strengthen by 3 glenohumeral ligaments
- Superior, middle, inferior
- Present with a distinct “Z” shape

Label this shoulder girdle


Label the ligaments/tendon associated with the glenohumeral joint


Label the proximal end of the humerus with its key features
What joint is outlined by the green line?

- Humerus = the long bone extending from shoulder to elbow
- Proximal end features include;
- Head
- Anatomical neck
- Where the head of the body attaches to the body of the bone
- Greater and Lesser tuberosity
- Greater tuberosity is more lateral and posterior than lesser tuberosity
- Muscles of rotating cuff attach to the lesser tuberosity
- Intertubercular sulcus (groove)
- In between the lesser and greater tuberosity
- Tendons, blood vessels run through here
- Surgical neck
- Surgical neck is called this because it is the most common site of fracture.
- The joint outlined in green is the glenohumeral joint
- Image is an anterior view






















































































































