shoulder

Question 1

what type of joint is the shoulder joint

Answer 1

ball + socket

Question 2

what are the articulating bones at the shoulder joint

Answer 2

• humerus
• scapula

Question 3

what planes of movement occur at the shoulder joint

Answer 3

• sagittal
• frontal
• transverse

Question 4

what movement patterns occur in the sagittal plane - shoulder joint

Answer 4

• flexion
• extension

Question 5

what is the agonist muscle during flexion at the shoulder

Answer 5

anterior deltoid

Question 6

what is the agonist muscle during extension at the shoulder

Answer 6

posterior deltoid

Question 7

what movement patterns occur in the frontal plane - shoulder joint

Answer 7

• adduction
• abduction

Question 8

what is the agonist muscle during adduction at the shoulder

Answer 8

latissimus dorsi

Question 9

what is the agonist muscle during abduction at the shoulder

Answer 9

middle deltoid

Question 10

what movement patterns occur in the transverse plane - shoulder joint

Answer 10

• horizontal flexion
• horizontal extension
• medial rotation
• lateral rotation
• circumduction

Question 11

what is the agonist muscle during horizontal flexion at the shoulder

Answer 11

pectoralis major

Question 12

what is the agonist muscle during horizontal extension at the shoulder

Answer 12

• posterior deltoid
• teres minor

Question 13

what is the agonist muscle during medial rotation at the shoulder

Answer 13

• teres major
• subscapularis

Question 14

what is the agonist muscle during lateral rotation at the shoulder

Answer 14

• teres minor
• infraspinatus