Shoulder anatomy Flashcards
Shoulder is what typ of joint
ball and socket
shoulder is most _____ and least ____ joint
most mobile and least stable
what is the glenoid labrum
fibrocartilage ring attached to the rim of the glenoid fossa, which deepens the cavity.
what is the surgical neck
where the head meets the body
what is the anatomical neck
where the head meets the tubercles.
what is the greater tubercle/ tuberosity and what attaches (2)
large projection lateral to the head. Supraspinatus, infraspinatus attach here.
what is the less tubercle/tuberosity and what attaches
smaller projection on the anterior surface, subscapularis and teres minor attaches here.
where is the deltoid tuberosity and what attaches
lateral side, near the midpoint, deltoid attaches here.
what is the bicipital grove and what does it contain
groove between the tubercles containing the long head of the biceps tendon
what bones make up the shoulder (3)
humerus, scapula, clavicle
anterior deltoid origin
front and top of lateral third of clavivle
anterior deltoid insertion
deltoid tuberosity on outer surface of humeral shaft
anterior deltoid movement
forward flexes and internally rotates humerus
lateral deltoid origin
lateral border of acromion process of scapula
lateral deltoid insertion
deltoid tuberosity on outer surface of humeral shaft