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The only shoulder girdle muscle located anteriorly.
What is the pec minor?
Inserts on the coracoid process of the scapula.
What is the pec minor?
3 Prime movers for scapular elevation
What are levator, upper trap, and rhomboids?
According to the AAOS, the normal ROM for shoulder flexion
What is 0-180 degrees
Forms a roof over the head of the humerus
What is the coracoacromial ligament?
Originates on the occipital tuberosity and upper cervical vertebrae
What is the upper trap?
Inserts on the deltoid tuberosity.
What is the deltoid?
Prime movers for scapular depression
What are lower trap and pec minor?
The normal range of motion for the shoulder movement(s) that occur in the frontal plane.
What is shoulder abduction 0-180 degrees?
Allows the scapula to be suspended from the clavicle and prevents backward motion of the scapula.
What is the coracoclavicular ligament?
Weakness of this muscle may cause scapular winging.
What is the serratus anterior?
3 Muscles that insert on the greater tubercle of the humerus.
What are the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, and teres minor?
Prime movers for scapular abduction.
What are deltoids, supraspinatus?
The normal ROM for shoulder motions that occur around the longitudinal axis.
What is internal rotation 0-70 degrees and external rotation 0-90 degrees?
Reinforces the SC joint capsule and prevents A-P movement of the clavicle.
What is the sternoclavicular ligament?
Originates on the lumbar vertebrae, sacrum, and iliac crest
What is the latissimus dorsi?
Inserts on the lesser tubercle of the humerus
What is the subscapularis?
Prime movers for shoulder extension.
What are posterior delt, latissimus dorsi, teres major, and sternal portion of pec major.
The name of and normal range of motion for the shoulder movement that occurs in the sagittal plane posterior to the anatomical position.
What is shoulder (hyper) extension 0-60 degrees?
Joint where the UE is connected to the axial skeleton.
What is the SC joint?
Along with the upper and lower trap, forms a force couple for upward rotation of the scapula.
What is the serratus anterior?
Inserts on medial floor of bicipital groove of humerus
What is the latissimus dorsi?
Prime movers of scapular downward rotation.
What are levator scapula, pec minor, rhomboids
Scapular movement necessary to achieve full shoulder flexion
What is scapular upward rotation, protraction?
Fold into the GH joint capsule and to provide reinforcement to the capsule
What are the glenohumeral ligaments?