bones
What is the long bone of the upper arm
Humerus
What muscle has two heads and creates flexion of the shoudler
Biceps brachii
What is the purpose of the rotator cuff?
Provide stability to the shoulder joint
What motion is created when I lift my arm anteriorly in the sagittal plane?
Flexion
What are the two heads of the biceps brachii called?
Long head and short head
What is the shoulder blade called?
Scapula
What muscle attaches to the coracoid process and creates flexion of the shoudler
Coracobrachialis
What is the muscle that is located inferior to the scapular spine and creates external rotation of the arm?
infraspinatus
What motion is created when I move my arm medially in the transverse plane?
horizontal adduction
What is the medial head of the biceps brachii
Short head
What is the bone that connects the shoulder to the scapula
Clavicle
What muscle creates extension of the shoudler
Triceps brachii
What muscle is located inferior to the infraspinatus and creates external rotation of the arm?
Teres minor
What motion is created when I move my arm in a conical pattern?
Circumduction
Where does the pectoralis minor attach?
Coracoid Process
What bone articulates with the clavicle?
Acromion
What muscle creates abduction of the shoulder
Deltoid
What muscle is located inferior to the infraspinatus and creates internal rotation of the arm?
Teres Major
What motion is created when I rotate my arm laterally?
External rotation
What is the surface of the scapula that articulates with the humerus called?
Glenoid
What is the attachment point for the short head of the biceps brachii called?
What muscle flexes the elbow
brachialis
What is the muscle that is located superior to the scapular spine and creates abduction of the arm?
Supraspinatus
What motion is created when I move my arm posteriorly in the sagittal plane?
Extension
What is the cartilage of the shoulder joint called?
Labrum