Muscular anatomy
This large muscle in the back of the upper arm helps straighten the arm.
Triceps
What is another name for the scapula?
The shoulder blade
A shoulder pain that is caused by connective tissue rubbing on a shoulder blade
What is a shoulder impingement?
Joint between the manubrium of the sternum and the clavicle bone
Sternoclavicular Joint
What vein drains into the larger subclavian vein on its way to the heart?
The axillary vein
What tendons stabilize the subscapularis muscle?
The teres minor, infraspinatus, supraspinatus
This bone is a flat projection of the scapula that gives the shoulder its square shape
The Acromion
What causes stiffness and pain in the shoulder?
Adhesive capsulitis causes stiffness and pain
Highest point of the scapula (acromion) meets the clavicle
acromioclavicular joint
Largest artery serving the shoulder and arm. It travels down the upper arm and through the elbow before dividing into the radial and ulnar arteries below the elbow.
The brachial artery
The triceps brachii muscle What is the only muscle on the back of the upper arm?
The triceps brachii muscle
Connects the shoulder to the rest of the body via two joints, the acromioclavicular joint and the sternoclavicular joint.
The clavicle
A cause for a SLAP tear is ____________?
Shoulder dislocation
ball-and-socket joint where the humerus meets the glenoid on the scapula; this joint is informally known as the shoulder joint.
Glenohumeral joint
What nerve supplies the triceps and wrist extensors?
The radial nerve
a network of muscles and tendons that cover the top of the humerus, or upper arm bone, to hold it place and enable the arm to rotate
Rotator cuff
This bone is also a projection of the scapula. It points outward toward the front of the body. This bone is important because its muscles and ligaments help support the clavicle, shoulder joint and humerus.
The pectoral girdle
What can cause rotator cuff tears?
Repeatedly doing overhead motions
name 2 actions that the acromioclavicular can do?
upward rotaion, downward rotaion
This nerve runs through the shoulder and is just under the skin at the elbow’s “funny bone”
The ulnar nerve
the largest and strongest muscle of the shoulder, provides the strength to lift the arm.
Deltoid
This bone is also a projection of the scapula. It points outward toward the front of the body. This bone is important because its muscles and ligaments help support the clavicle, shoulder joint and humerus.
Coracoid process
A form of arthritis in which the immune system attacks the joints, causing inflammation and pain
Rheumatoid arthritis
What 2 ligaments stabilize the acromioclavicular (AC) joint?
Acromioclavicular ligament and coracoclavicular ligaments.
What is the opposite of the cephalic vein?
The basilic vein