Shoulder Flashcards

1
Q

Match the description to its structure:
1. Surgical neck
2. Anatomical neck
a) The site of proximal growth plate of the humerus
b) Constriction distal to the tubercles

A

1b, 2a

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2
Q

What type of joint is the glenohumeral joint and what motion does it allow?

A

Multiaxial, ball-and-socket; flexion/extension on the sagittal plane, lateral/medial rotation on the transverse plane, abduction/adduction on the coronal plane

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3
Q

What passively stabilizes the glenohumeral joint?

A

Glenoid labrum and glenohumeral ligaments

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4
Q

What actively stabilizes the glenohumeral joint?

A

Rotator cuff muscles (Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis)

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5
Q

What motion does the supraspinatus allow for?

A

Abduction

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6
Q

What innervates the supraspinatus?

A

Suprascapular nerve

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7
Q

What motion does the infraspinatus allow?

A

Lateral rotation

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8
Q

What innervates the infraspinatus?

A

Suprascapular nerve

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9
Q

What movement does the teres minor allow?

A

Adduction

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10
Q

What innervates the teres minor?

A

Axillary nerve

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11
Q

What motions does the subscapularis allow?

A

Medial rotation and adduction

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12
Q

What innervates the subscapularis?

A

Sup. and inf. subscapular nerves

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13
Q

What are the three parts of the deltoid muscle and their functions?

A

Clavicular (flexion), acromial (abduction), spinal (extension)

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14
Q

What innervates the deltoid muscles?

A

Axillary nerve

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15
Q

What actions does the teres major allow?

A

Adduction, medial rotation and extension

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16
Q

What innervates the teres major?

A

Lower subscapular nerve

17
Q

What are the thoracohumeral muscles?

A

Latissimus dorsi and pectoralis major