Joints Flashcards
What is the sternoclavicular joint?
synovial articulation between the sternal end of the clavicle and the manubrium of the sternum and the 1st costal cartilage
What is scapulohumeral rhythm?
for every 3 degrees of elevation of the arm, approximately 2 degrees occur at the glenohumeral joint and 1 degree at the scapulothoracic joint
What is the only articulation between the upper limb and the axial skeleton?
The SC joint
What limits elevation of the pectoral girdle?
costoclavicular ligament
What strengthens the SC joint superiorly?
the interclavicular ligament
Where is the interclavicular ligament?
extends from sternal end of one clavicle to the sternal end of the other clavicle; it is also attached to the superior border of the manubrium
What does the costoclavicular ligament do?
anchors the inferior surface of the sternal end of the clavicle to the 1st rib and its costal cartilage
What supplies the SC joint?
internal thoracic and suprascapular arteries
What innervates the SC joint?
medial supraclavicular nerve and the subclavian nerve
What is the classification of the AC joint?
plane synovial articulation
What joint is extremely strong?
SC joint
What joint is relatively weak?
AC joint
What joint is relatively unstable?
glenohumeral joint
What strengthens the AC joint superiorly?
AC ligament
Where is the AC ligament?
extends from the acromion to the clavicle
What does the coracoclavicular ligament do?
maintains integrity of AC joint and prevent the acromion from being driven under the clavicle even when the AC joint is separated;
anchors the clavicle to the coracoid process of the scapula;
suspends scapula and free limb from the clavicle
What are the ligaments of the SC joint?
anterior and posterior SC ligaments, interclavicular ligament, and costoclavicular ligament
What are the ligaments of the AC joint?
AC ligament, coracoclavicular ligament (conoid ligament and trapezoid ligament)
Where is the trapezoid ligament?
attached to the superior surface of the coracoid process and extends laterally and posteriorly to the trapezoid line on the inferior surface of the clavicle
What supplies the AC joint?
suprascapular and thoraco-acromial arteries
What innervates the AC joint?
supraclavicular, lateral pectoral, and axillary nerves
What is the classification of the glenohumeral joint?
ball-and-socket, synovial joint
What are the ligaments of the glenohumeral joint?
glenohumeral ligaments, coracohumeral ligament, transverse humeral ligament, and coraco-acromial ligament