Joints Flashcards
What does the Sternoclavicular joint articulate?
Manubrium of the sternum
1st costal cartilage
What kind of joint is the Sternoclavicular joint
Synovial
Saddle, but serves as a ball and socket
What is the SC joint divided by?
Articular disc
What is the articular disc attached to?
Anterior and posterior SC ligaments
Interclavicular ligament
What surrounds the SC joint and what kinds of layers are in this structure?
Joint capsule
Fibrous and synovial
What is the SC joint supplied by?
Internal thoracic artery
Suprascapular artery
What is the nerve supply for the SC joint?
Branches of the median suprascapular nerve
Nerve of the subclavius
What kind of joint is the Acromioclavicular joint?
Synovial
Plane
What does the AC joint articulate?
Acromial end of the clavicle
Acromion
What ligaments are involved in the AC joint?
Coracoclavicular ligament
- Trapezoid ligament - lateral
- Conoid ligament - medial
What supplies the AC joint?
Suprascapular artery
Thoraco-acromial artery
What nerves innervates the AC joint?
Supraclavicular nerve
Lateral pectoral nerve
Axillary nerve
What kind of joint is the glenohumeral joint?
Synovial
Ball and socket
What structure deepens the glenoid cavity?
Glenoid labrum
What are the ligaments in the glenohumeral joint?
Coracohumeral ligament
Transverse humeral ligament
Coraco-acromial ligament