shoulder girdle Flashcards by Rose Leopold

Q

spinous process

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bony part of vertebrae that sticks out posteriorly

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transverse process

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bony parts of vertebrae that stick out laterally

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greater tubercle

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larger bump at the top of the humerus

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lesser tubercle

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smaller bump at the top of the humerus

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bicipital groove

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groove between the greater and lesser tubercle

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lateral epicondyle

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outside knobby (distal) end of the humerus

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medial epicondyle

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inside knobby (distal) end of the humerus

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supracondylar ridge

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bony ridge just superior to the epicondyles of the humerus

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manubrium

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top of the sternum

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xyphoid process

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point of the sternum

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Q

glenoid fossa

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socket for the shoulder (on the scapula)

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spine of the scapula

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bony ridge on the shoulder blade

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infraspinous fossa

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indention under the spine of the scapula

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supraspinous fossa

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indention above the spine of the scapula

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subscapular fossa

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indention on the anterior scapula

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coracoid process

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bony, beak-like process on the scapula

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acromion process

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most lateral process of the scapula

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latissimus dorsi

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wide back muscle that forms the back of the armpit

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teres major

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small back muscle near the armpit

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supraspinatus

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first “S” of rotator cuff

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infraspinatus

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“I” of rotator cuff

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teres minor

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“T” of rotator cuff

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rotator cuff

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four muscles that cuff the shoulder joint (SITS)

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thoracolumbar fascia

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large, triangular band of fascia in the low back

subscapularis

second "S" of rotator cuff

deltoid

muscle capping the shoulder

coracobrachialis

muscle of the upper arm

pectoralis major

large chest muscle that forms front of armpit

pectoralis minor

inner chest muscle

AC (acromioclavicular) joint

joint between acromion process and clavical

SC (sternoclavicular) joint

joint between sternum and clavical

glenohumeral joint

ball and socket shoulder joint