Shoulder Flashcards
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
1b, 2a
What type of joint is the glenohumeral joint and what motion does it allow?
Multiaxial, ball-and-socket; flexion/extension on the sagittal plane, lateral/medial rotation on the transverse plane, abduction/adduction on the coronal plane
What passively stabilizes the glenohumeral joint?
Glenoid labrum and glenohumeral ligaments
What actively stabilizes the glenohumeral joint?
Rotator cuff muscles (Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis)
What motion does the supraspinatus allow for?
Abduction
What innervates the supraspinatus?
Suprascapular nerve
What motion does the infraspinatus allow?
Lateral rotation
What innervates the infraspinatus?
Suprascapular nerve
What movement does the teres minor allow?
Adduction
What innervates the teres minor?
Axillary nerve
What motions does the subscapularis allow?
Medial rotation and adduction
What innervates the subscapularis?
Sup. and inf. subscapular nerves
What are the three parts of the deltoid muscle and their functions?
Clavicular (flexion), acromial (abduction), spinal (extension)
What innervates the deltoid muscles?
Axillary nerve
What actions does the teres major allow?
Adduction, medial rotation and extension