Week 1/2 Terms

Question 1

Type of synovial joint - Glenohumeral Joint

Answer 1

Ball and socket joint

Question 2

Primary movements of glenohumeral joint?

Answer 2

Flexion/extension
abduction/adduction
internal/external rotation

Additional movements:
horizontal abduction/adduction
circumduction

Question 3

Rotator cuff muscles are?

Answer 3

supraspinatus
infraspinatus
teres minor
subscapularis

Question 4

What is a pseudo joint?

Answer 4

No true boney articulation.

ex; Movement of the scapula on the rib cage occurs due to the boney articulations of the sternoclavicular joint and acromiclavicular joint

Question 5

Movements of the scapulothoracic joint?

Answer 5

elevation/depression, upward rotation/downward rotation, retraction/protraction

Question 6

Name the 2 boney articulations of the traditional elbow joints?

Answer 6

• trochlea of the humerus articulates with the trochlear notch of the ulna
• capitulum of the humerus articulates with the head of the radius

Question 7

What type of synovial joint is the traditional elbow joint?

Answer 7

hinge

Question 8

Movements of the traditional elbow joint?

Answer 8

flexion/extension

Question 9

Muscles that make up the elbow?

Answer 9

anterior:
biceps brachii
brachialis

lateral:
brachioradialis

posterior:
tricep brachii

Question 10

Name the 2 articulations of the raioulnar joint?

Answer 10

proximal- head of the radius articulates with the radial notch of the ulna

distal- head of the ulna articulates with the ulnar notch of the radius

Question 11

what type of synovial joint is the proximal radioulnar joint?

Answer 11

pivot

Question 12

Movements of the radioulnar joint?

Answer 12

supination/pronation

Question 13

What does extrinsic muscles of the hand do?

Answer 13

provides strength of the hand

Question 14

What odes the intrinsic muscles of the hand do?

Answer 14

provides fine, precise control of the hand?

Question 15

Name the articulation of the wrist joint?

Answer 15

distal end of the radius articulates with the scaphoid and lunate

Question 16

what type of synovial joint is the wrist joint?

Answer 16

condyloid

Question 17

What movements occur at the wrist?

Answer 17

flexion/extension
radial deviation (abduction)/ulnar deviation (adduction)
circumduction

Question 18

Elbow is the summation of which 3 arrticulations?

Answer 18

1) humeroulnar joint
2) humeroradial joint
3) Radioulnar joint

Question 19

What is the humeroulnar joint?

Answer 19

hinge joint

-trochlea humerus and trochlear notch of ulna

Question 20

What is the humeroradial joint?

Answer 20

capitulum of the humerus and the head of the radius

Question 21

What is the radioulnar joint?

Answer 21

2 different - one is proximal and one is distal

Question 22

What movements does the 3 elbow joints allow?

Answer 22

flexion/extension/supination/pronation