Pectoral Region Flashcards
Name the Shoulder Girdle-Pectoral Region Joints
Sternoclavicular joint
Scapulothoracic joint
Glenohumeral joint
acromioclavicular joint
Name the ligaments of the sternoclavicular joint
Sternoclavicular ligament
Costoclavicular ligament
Interclavicular ligament
What sternoclavicular joint ligament is taught with elevation and retraction?
costoclavicular ligament
What type of synovial joint is the sternoclavicular joint?
Sellar (saddle)
What type of synovial joint is the acromioclavicular joint
Plane (gliding)
What type of synovial joint is the glenohumeral joint
Ball and socket
Pectoralis major attachments
from… clavicle, costal cartilages, sternum & aponeurosis of the external oblique
to… the lateral lip of of the intertubercular sulcus of the humerus
Pectoralis major actions
humeral adduction, flexion & medial rotation
Sternocostal portion: assists with extension of the flexed arm
Pectoralis major innervations
lateral & medial pectoral nerves
(clavicular head C5-7; sternocostal head C8-T1)
Pectoralis minor attachments
from… outer surfaces of ribs 3-5
to… the coracoid process
Pectoralis minor actions
anterior tilt of scapula; assists with depression of the shoulder & forced inspiration
Pectoralis minor innervations
medial & lateral pectoral nerves
(C5-T1)
Subclavius attachments
from… 1st rib & cartilage
to… undersurface of the clavicle
Subclavius actions
depresses & stabilizes the clavicle
Subclavius innervations
subclavian nerve
(C5-C6)