Ligaments & Bursae of Upper Limb Flashcards
Name the 4 ligaments of the sternoclavicular joint? (S - C joint) HINTS: ASL PSL IL CL
ANTERIOR STERNOCLAVICULAR LIGAMENT \+ POSTERIOR STERNOCLAVICULAR LIGAMENT \+ INTERCLAVICULAR LIGAMENT \+ COSTOCLAVICULAR LIGAMENT
Name the S - C joint ligament which prevents all movement except inferior glide, and lies between the inferior clavicle and 1st rib?
COSTOCLAVICULAR LIGAMENT
Name the 3 ligaments of the acromioclavicular joint?
A - C joint
ACROMIOCLAVICULAR LIGAMENT \+ CORACOACROMIAL LIGAMENT \+ CORACOCLAVICULAR LIGAMENT
Which A - C joint ligament is most clinically relevant?
CORACOACROMIAL LIGAMENT
The acromioclavicular ligament attaches at the acromion and the _________.
CLAVICLE
The coracoacromial ligament attaches at the coracoid process and the __________.
ACROMION
What is formed by the coracoid process, the coracoacromial ligament and the acromion?
CORACOACROMIAL ARCH
The coracoclavicular ligament attaches at the _________ ________ and the clavicle.
CORACOID PROCESS
Name the other two ligaments associated with the coracoclavicular ligament?
TRAPEZOID LIGAMENT
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CONOID LIGAMENT