Shoulder

Question 1

Outward extension of the shoulder blade forming the point of the shoulder

Answer 1

Acromion

Question 2

Joint between the collarbone and the acromion

Answer 2

Acromioclavicular joint (AC joint)

Question 3

Collarbone

Answer 3

Clavicle

Question 4

Large muscle that lies on the anterior upper arm and is responsible for flexing and supinating the forearm

Answer 4

Biceps muscle

Question 5

Distal or proximal; connects the biceps muscle to the forearm bones (distal biceps tendon) and the biceps muscle to the shoulder joint (proximal biceps tendon)

Answer 5

Biceps tendon

Question 6

Rounded muscle located on the uppermost part of the arm that is responsible for lifting the arm and helping the shoulder to move

Answer 6

Deltoid muscle

Question 7

Part of the scapula that acts as the socket in the glenohumeral joint

Answer 7

Glenoid

Question 8

Synovial ball and socket joint between the scapula and the humerus

Answer 8

Glenohumeral joint

Question 9

Feature on the humerus bone that serves as an attachment site for three of the rotator cuff muscles (supraspinatus, infraspinatus, and teres minor)

Answer 9

Greater tubercle of humerus

Question 10

The proximal end of the humerus that articulates with the scapula

Answer 10

Humeral head

Question 11

Long bone in the upper arm

Answer 11

Humerus

Question 12

Thick muscle that makes up one of the four muscles of the rotator cuff; main function is to externally rotate the humerus and stabilize the shoulder joint.

Answer 12

Infraspinatus

Question 13

Large muscle in the upper chest

Answer 13

Pectoralis major

Question 14

Group of four muscles (infraspinatus, supraspinatus, subscapularis, and teres minor) and their tendons that hold the humeral head in place as it rotates within the shoulder joint

Answer 14

Rotator cuff

Question 15

Shoulder blade

Answer 15

Scapula

Question 16

Synovial cavity located just below the acromion

Answer 16

Subacromial bursa

Question 17

Thick muscle that makes up one of the four muscles of the rotator cuff; main function is to allow the arm to turn inward and stabilize/rotate the shoulder joint

Answer 17

Subscapularis

Question 18

One of the four muscles that make up the rotator cuff; main function is to abduct the arm and stabilize the shoulder joint

Answer 18

Teres minor

Question 19

Back muscle that is responsible for moving, rotating, and stabilizing the scapula.

Answer 19

Trapezius muscle

Question 20

What ROM test are done for shoulder?

Answer 20

Forward flexion, Extension, External rotation, Internal rotation, Abduction, Adduction, and Circumduction.

Question 21

Raising the straightened arm as far above one’s head as possible. Normal is 175-180 degrees.

Answer 21

Forward flexion

Question 22

Bringing the arm behind you posteriorly. Normal is 60 degrees.

Answer 22

Extension

Question 23

Rotating the hand/wrist away from the body while holding the elbow at the body. Normal is 90 degrees.

Answer 23

External rotation

Question 24

Reaching behind the back as high up as possible with the elbow bent. Normal is up to L1 to T10.

Answer 24

Internal rotation

Question 25

Lifting the arm above the head away from the midline of the body. Normal is 160 degrees.

Answer 25

Abduction

Question 26

Lowering the arm to the side

Answer 26

Adduction

Question 27

Moving the arm in a circle around the shoulder

Answer 27

Circumduction