Upper Extremity Flashcards
What does the scapular spine divide?
Divides dorsal surface intro supraspinous and infraspinous fossae
What is the acromial angle?
Where spine bends at spinoglenoid notch
Lateral border of scapula
- From inferior angle to glenoid cavity
- widens superiorly as infraglenoid tubercle
Medial border of scapula
From inferior angle to superior angle
Superior border of the scapula
Superior angle to suprascapular notch
Inferior angle of scapula
Overlies 7th intercostal space (rib)
Superior angle of scapula
Medial to superior border
Lateral angle of scapula contains what?
- glenoid cavity
- glenohumeral joint
- supra- and infraglenoid tubercles
- an anatomical neck
- surgical neck
Coracoid process
- From top of head of scapula
- points laterally and anteriorly
Clavicle articulates with?
Manubrium of the sternum and acromion of scapula
Acromial end of clavicle
Flattened for articulation with acromion
Sternal end of clavicle
Enlarged for articulation with the manubrium of sternum and 1st costal cartilage
Shaft of cartilage
- Medial 2/3 convex anteriorly
- lateral 1/3 concave anteriorly
Humerus
The arm or brachial extends from shoulder to elbow
Head of humerus articulates with?
Glenoid cavity– glenohumeral joint
What are the greater and lesser tubercles of the humerus separated by?
Intertubercular groove/sulcus (aka bicipital groove)
Where is the anatomical neck?
Lies between the head and tubercles
Surgical neck of humerus
Lies at the beginning of the body or shaft, distal to the tubercles
-more likely region of breakage
Deltoid tuberosity
- anterolateral “bump”
- insertion of deltoid muscle
Radial groove
- aka spiral groove
- posterior aspect
- position of radial nerve
Trochlea of humerus articulates with?
Ulna
Where is the sulcus for ulnar nerve?
Lateral to trochlea in the deep groove
What does the capitulum articulate with?
Radius
What are the 2 parts of the coracoclavicular ligament?
- conoid (more medial)
- trapezoid ligaments
What muscles make up the rotator cuff?
-supraspinatus
-infraspinatus
-teres minor
-subscapularis
(SITS)
What deepens the glenoid cavity?
Fibrocartilaginous labrum
What is the weakest part of the articular capsule and why?
- posterior part
- it isn’t supported by any ligaments
Ligaments of the shoulder
- intrinsic ligaments of the capsule
- glenohumeral ligaments
- transverse humeral ligament
- coracohumeral ligament
- coracoacromial arch
Glenohumeral ligaments
- superior
- middle
- inferior (Supraglenoid to neck and lesser tubercle)
Transverse humeral ligament covers what?
Intertubercular groove