Key Terms
What is humerus?
Attaches to the spine of the scapula and lateral third of the clavicle.
What is deltoid?
A large triangular-shaped bone that lies in the upper back.
What is scapula?
A break in the bone connecting the breastbone and shoulder.
What is clavicle fracture?
An injury in which your upper arm bone pops out of the cup-shaped socket
What is dislocated shoulder?
A major joint of the shoulder that includes complex, dynamic, and articulation.
What is glenohumeral joint?
A large triangular muscle at the back of your shoulder.
What is trapezius?
The bone that connects the breastplate to the shoulder.
What is clavicle?
The most often caused by direct trauma from the back or side.
What is scapula fracture?
Stiffness and pain in your shoulder joint.
What is frozen shoulder?
A small sac of fluid that cushions and protects the tendons of the rotator cuff.
What is bursa?
A small muscle that runs along the lateral border of the scapula.
What is teres major?
The bony tip of the outer edge of your shoulder blade that comes off the top of the back side of this bone.
What is acromion?
Being casted or placed in a splint to hold the elbow in place while the bone heals.
What is olecranon fracture?
Condition in which the tendons of the rotator cuff of the shoulder are pinched as they pass between the top of the upper arm and the tip of the shoulder
What is shoulder impingement?
Cuff of cartilage that forms a cup for the ball-like head of the humerus to fit into.
A relatively small muscle of the upper back
What is supraspinatus?
What is glenoid cavity?
A break in the lower end of the upper arm bone
What is distal humerus fracture?
An injury to the labrum of the shoulder.
What is SLAP tear injuries?
What is glenoid fossa?
The largest, strongest muscle of the rotator cuff.
What is subscapularis?
A long bone that runs from the shoulder and scapula to the elbow.
What is humerus?
A break involving the area surrounding the humeral head
What is proximal humerus fracture?
A rip in the group of four muscles and tendons that stabilize your shoulder joint and let you lift and rotate your arms.
What is rotator cuff injury?