shoulder

Question 1

shoulder also known as what joint

Answer 1

gleno-humeral joint

Question 2

what type of joint is the gleno-humeral joint

Answer 2

synovial ball and socket joint formed by the humeral head and the glenoid fossa of the scapula

Question 3

shoulder girdle is formed by the

Answer 3

scapula,clavicle, proximal humerus and the deltoid and rotator cuff muscles

Question 4

rotator cuff muscles job

Answer 4

stabilising the shoulder joint

Question 5

muscles of the rotator cuff

Answer 5

1. supraspinatus
2. infraspinatus
3. teres minor
4. subscapularis

Question 6

which muscles inserts onto the greater tuberosity of the humerus

Answer 6

the supraspinatus, infraspinatus and heres minor

Question 7

which muscle inserts onto the lesser tuberosity of the humerus

Answer 7

the subscapularis

Question 8

role of supraspinatus muscle

Answer 8

initiates abduction of the shoulder joint

Question 9

role of infraspinatus and teres minor muscles

Answer 9

external rotators of the shoulder

Question 10

role of subscapularis muscle

Answer 10

principal internal rotator of shoulder

Question 11

role of deltoid muscle

Answer 11

main abductor of the shoulder joint

Question 12

what can happen to the rotator cuff muscles

Answer 12

they are under considerable stress so acute or degenerate tears can occur

Question 13

chronic rotatory insufficiency causes

Answer 13

glenohumeral osteoarthritis

Question 14

most common should problem in young people

Answer 14

shoulder instability

Question 15

most common shoulder problem in middle aged people

Answer 15

rotator cuff tears and frozen shoulder

Question 16

most common shoulder problem in elderly

Answer 16

glenohumeral osteoarthritis