Shoulder/Arms Flashcards


(Name of Joint)


(Name of Muscle)










Humeral torsion
Variable angle btwn glenohumeral joint & elbow (throwing)


What is this “joint” called?

Thoracoscapular “joint”


Scapular protractors and retractors?
Protractors: Serratus Anterior, pectoralis minor
Retractors: Trapezius, rhomboids

Trapezius
Inn: accessory nerve
Att: spinous processes, clavicle, scapular spine
Action: scapular elevation, depression, rotation, retraction

Levator Scapulae
Att: Transverse process of C1-C4, medial border of scapula
Action: scapular elevation, inferior rotation
(2 muscles)

Rhomboid major & minor
Att: Spinous processes of T1-T-4, medial border of scapula
Action: scapular elevation, inferior rotation, retraction

Pectoralis minor
Att: coracoid process of scapula; ribs 3-5
Action: Scapular protraction, inferior rotation, depression

Serratus Anterior
Att: Ribs 1-9, medial border of scapula
Action: scapular protraction, superior rotation, depression
Name of shoulder joint
Glenohumeral joint


Scapulohumeral rhythm
Ratio of rotation of scapula to humerous when arm is raised. Variable
What muscles are the humeral flexors and extensors?

Flexors: deltoid (anterior), pectoralis major, coracobrachalis
Extensors: deltoid (posterior), latissumus dorsi, teres major
What muscles are the humeral medial rotators and lateral rotators?

Medial rotators: pectoralis major, subscapularis, latissimus dorsi, teres major, deltoid
Lateral rotators: deltoid, infraspinatus, teres minor

Pectoralis major
Att: sternum, clavicle, ribs, greater tubercle of humerus
Action: Humeral adduction, medial rotation, flexion

Latissimus dorsi
Att: Spinous processes, iliac crest, intertubercular groove of humerous
Action: humeral adduction, medial rotation, extension

















