Joints Flashcards
Sternoclavicular (SC) Joint Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Scapulothoracic (ST) Joint Glenohumeral (GH) Joint (which of these is not a real joint)
Scapulothoracic (ST) Joint
Does the SC have an articular disc
yes
At full elevation of the upper limb, the clavicle is raised to a (what) degree angle
60
Dislocations of the SC joint (are or are not common)
Not
Does The ac have an articular disc
Yes
2 primary ligaments of AC
Acromioclavicular ligament
Coracoclavicular ligament
Fibrocartilaginous ring that acts to deepen the glenoid cavity
Glenoid labrum
Glenoid labrum is made of what kind of cartilage
Fibrocartilaginous
3 capsular ligaments of the GH
Coracohumeral ligament
Glenohumeral ligament
Transverse Humeral ligament
GH Extracapsular Ligament:
Coracoacromial ligament
Tendon of (what) is most frequently torn
supraspinatus
what direction of the GH joint is the weakest
inferior
what dierction do most disloactions happen
anterior
shoulder dislocations endanger what artery and what nerve
musculocutaneous
axillary
Supracondylar fracture on what side of the
humerus
lateral