Shoulder Flashcards
Scapula
Large, flat, triangular bone that lies obliquely on the back and side of the thorax
Acromiocalvicular joint
Glenohumeral joint
Scapula - acromion
Large, projection
Forming a point of the shoulder that articulates with the clavicle
Scapula - coracoid process
Large, anterior projection
Insertion point for the pectoralois minor muscle
Origin point for the short head of biceps brachii and the coracobrachialis muscle
Scapula - glenoid fossa
Shallow socket that articulates with the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint
Scapula - inferior angle
Junction between the medial and lateral borders
Overlies the 7th rib
Scapula - indraspinous fossa
Large depression on the back of the scapula
Below the spine
Origin for the infraspinatus muscle
Scapula - lateral border
Thick border that runs from the infraglenoid tubercle to the inferior angle
Scapula - medial border
Thin border that runs between the superior and inferior angles
Scapula - neck of the glenoid
Constriction between the glenoid and the body of the scapula
Scapula - spine
Triangular ridge of bone that crosses the back of the scapula
From the acromion to the medial border
Scapula - superior angle
Junction between the superior and medial borders
Scapula - superior border
Thin and sharp border
Separated from the coracoid process by the supraglenoid notch
Scapula - subscapular fossa
Slightly ridged fossa on the inner surface of the scapula
Origin for the subscapularis muscle
Scapula - supraspinous fossa
Deep fossa
On the back of the scapula, above the spine
Origin for the suprasinatus muscle
Scapula - suprascapular notch
A dip in the superior border
Medial to the the coracoid process
Clavicle
Slightly S-shaped bone that lies at the base of the neck in front of the first rib
Acromioclavicular joint
Sternoclavicular joint
Clavicle - sternal end
Medial end
Articulated with the sternum
Clavicle - acromial end
Lateral end
Articulates with the acromion of the scapula
Clavicle - Conoid tubercle
Small projection from the posterior edge
Attachment to the conoid part of the coracoclavicular ligament
Humerus
Long bone of the arm
Glenohumeral joint
Humeroulnar joint
Humeroradial joint
Humerus - head
Forms one-third of a sphere
Articulates with the glenoid fossa of the scapula
Humerus - anatomical neck
Constricted area
Joins the head to the greater and lesser tubercles
Humerus - greater tubercle
Large projection from the lateral side of the proximal humerus
Humerus - lesser tubercle
Projection that provides an insertion point for the subscapularis muscle
Humerus - surgical neck
Junction between the tubercles and the shaft
Common site for fractures
Humerus - intertubercular groove/sulus
Anterior between the tubercles
Holds the tendon of biceps brachii muscle
Bicipital groove
Humerus - shaft
Long and thick shaft that connects the two extremities
Humerus - deltoid tuberosity
Roughened area
Half-way down the shaft
Insertion of the deltoid muscle