Bones
Commonly referred to as the shoulder blade
What is the scapula?
The shoulder joint is this TYPE of joint
What is ball and socket?
Muscle on anterior upper arm, has 2 heads, performs elbow flexion and shoulder flexion
What is the Biceps Brachii muscle?
Bundle of nerves that innervates the shoulder and arm
What is the Brachial Plexus?
Shoulder external rotation is the primary function of _______________ and __________________
What are the infraspinatus and the teres minor?
Narrow ridge on the posterior aspect of the scapula
What is the spine of the scapula?
Articulation of the clavicle and the sternum
What is the Sternoclavicular joint?
Group of 4 muscles that provide dynamic stability to the glenohumeral joint
What are the Rotator Cuff muscles?
Innervates the posterior aspect of the arm
What is the Radial nerve?
Scapular elevation, retraction, upward rotation and depression are the primary function of
What is the Trapezius muscle?
A shallow, somewhat egg-shaped socket on the superior end, lateral side of the scapula
What is the glenoid fossa?
Articulation between the humerus and scapula, most important articulation in the shoulder region
What is the Glenohumeral joint?
muscle located superior to the spine of the scapula
What is the Supraspinatus?
Innervates the MEDIAL side of the 3rd finger?
What is the Ulnar nerve?
Shoulder abduction is the primary function of the _______________ and the ________________
What are the Supraspinatus and Middle Deltoid?
Broad, flat area on the superior lateral aspect of the scapula, providing attachment for the middle deltoid muscle
What is the Acromion?
Articulation between the clavicle and the scapula
What is the Acromioclavicular joint?
Primary function is scapular retraction for these "cousins"
What is rhomboid major and rhomboid minor?
Innervates the LATERAL side of the 3rd finger
What is the Median nerve?
Shoulder horizontal adduction is the primary function of
What is the pectoralis major?
Prominence on the anterior aspect of the scapula, providing attachment for the short head of the Biceps muscle
What is the coracoid process?
The more MOBILITY a joint has, the less ___________
What is STABILITY? (glenohumeral joint is very mobile, and very unstable)
Innervated by the subscapular nerve and performs shoulder internal rotation
What is the Subscapularis?
Musculocutaneous innervation proximal to the elbow is ___________ and distal to the elbow is ___________
What is motor and sensory?
Shoulder extension is the primary function of _____________ and _______________
What are the Latissimus Dorsi and the Posterior Deltoid?