Revision Session Flashcards
sternoclavicular joint - type of joint?
saddle synovial
acromioclavicular joint - type of joint?
plane synovial
glenohumeral - type of joint?
ball and socket
name 3 muscles which occupy the bony scapula?
subscapularis (posterior), supraspinatus, infraspinatus
between which 2 muscles does the brachial plexus emerge?
anterior and medial scalene muscles
what is the subclavian artery called after it has passed the first rib?
axillary artery
roots of brachial plexus?
C5-T1
what muscle is it if it is above the spine of the scapula?
levator scapulae
action of rhomboids?
retraction of scapula
action - latissimus dorsi?
adduction of shoulder
innervation of trapezius?
Motor = accessory nerve - also receives proprioceptor fibres from C3 and C4 spinal nerves
upper fibres trapezius - action?
elevate scapula
middle fibres trapezius - action?
retract scapula
lower fibres trapezius - action?
depress scapula
deltoid - middle fibres action?
abducts arm
deltoid - anterior fibres action?
flexion, medial rotation of arm
deltoid - posterior fibres action?
extension, lateral rotation
name 4 rotator cuff muscles?
supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis, teres minor
supraspinatus - action?
abduction of arm
infraspinatus and teres minor - action?
lateral rotation of arm
subscapularis - action?
medial rotation of arm
teres major - action?
adductor of shoulder, medial rotation of arm
latissimus dorsi - action?
extension of shoulder
teres minor and deltoid - innervation?
axillary nerve