The Pectoral Girdle

Question 1

The Scapula

Answer 1

Shoulder blade bone located on the posterior side of the shoulder

Question 2

Clavicle

Answer 2

collarbone; elongated bone that articulates with the manubrium of the sternum medially and the acromion of the scapula laterally

Question 3

Pectoral Girdle

Answer 3

shoulder girdle; the set of bones, consisting of the scapula and clavicle, which attaches each upper limb to the axial skeleton

Question 4

Sternal End of Clavicle

Answer 4

Medial end of the clavicle that articulates with the manubrium of the sternum

Question 5

Sternoclavicular Joint

Answer 5

Articulation between the manubrium of the sternum and the sternal end of the clavicle; forms the only bony attachment between the pectoral girdle of the upper limb and the axial skeleton

Question 6

Costiclavicular Ligament

Answer 6

Band of connective tissue that unites the medial clavicle with the first rib

Question 7

Acromial End if Clavicle

Answer 7

Lateral end of the clavicle that articulates with the acromion of the scapula

Question 8

Superior Border of Scapula

Answer 8

Superior margin of scapula

Question 9

Medial Border of Scapula

Answer 9

Elongated, medial margin of the scapula

Question 10

Lateral Border of Scapula

Answer 10

Diagonally oriented lateral margin of the scapula

Question 11

Suprascapular Notch

Answer 11

Small notch located along the superior border of the scapula, medial to the Coracoid process

Question 12

Superior Angle of Scapula

Answer 12

Corner of the scapula between the superior and medial borders of the scapula

Question 13

Inferior Angle of Scapula

Answer 13

Inferior corner of the scapula located where the medial and lateral borders meet

Question 14

Glenoid Cavity

Answer 14

shallow depression locates on the lateral scapula, between the superior and lateral borders

Question 15

Glenohumeral Joint

Answer 15

Shoulder joint; formed by the articulation between the glenoid cavity of the scapular and the head of the humerus

Question 16

Supraglenoid Tubercle

Answer 16

Small bump located at the superior margin of the glenoid cavity

Question 17

Infraglenoid Tubercle

Answer 17

small bump or roughened area located on the lateral border of the scapula, near the inferior margin of the glenoid cavity

Question 18

Coracoid Process

Answer 18

Short, hook like process that projects anteriorly and laterally from the superior margin of the scapula

Question 19

Spine of the Scapula

Answer 19

Prominent ridge passing mediolaterally across the upper portion of the posterior scapular surface

Question 20

Acromion

Answer 20

flattened bony process that extends laterally from the scapular spine to form the bony tip of the shoulder

Question 21

Acromioclavicular Joint

Answer 21

Articulation between the acromion of the scapula and the acromial ens of the clavicle

Question 22

Fossa

Answer 22

Shallow depression on the surface of a bone

Question 23

Supraspinous Fossa

Answer 23

Narrow depression locates in the posterior scapula, superior to the spine

Question 24

Infraspinous Fossa

Answer 24

Boras depression locates on the posterior scapula, inferior to the spine

Question 25

Subscapular Process

Question 26

Coracoclavicular Ligament

Answer 26

Strong band of connective tissue that anchors the Coracoid process of the scapula to the lateral clavicle; provides important indirect support for the acromioclavicular joint