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UNIT 2 SHOULDER COMPLEX BONES & BONY LANDMARKS
Unit 2 PTAP 125 Shoulder Complex Bones & Bony Landmarks Winter 2010
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
02/28/2010

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long edge of the scapula that runs parallel to the vertebral column; insertion for the serratus anterior
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Medial border
Term
extends from inferior angle toward axilla
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Lateral border
Term
superior end of the medial border; is in line with T2
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Superior angle
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inferior end of the medial border; in line with T7
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Inferior Angle
Term
superior angle is in line with which vertebra
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T2
Term
inferior angle is in line with which vertebra
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T7
Term
superior aspect of the glenoid fossa; origin for the long head of the biceps brachii
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Supraglenoid tubercle
Term
posterior depresson inferior to the spine of the scapula; origin for the infraspinatus
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Infraspinous fossa
Term
posterior depression superior to the spine of the scapula; origin for the supraspinatus
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Supraspinous fossa
Term
anterior depression of the scapula; origin for the subscapularis
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Subscapular fossa
Term
superficial ridge on the posterior surface of the scapula
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Spine of the scapula
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lateral aspect of the spine of the scapula; insertion for the trapezius; origin for the deltoid
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Acromion
Term
articulating surface of the scapula with the head of the humerus
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Glenoid fossa
Term
anterior projection inferior to the shaft of the clavicle
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Coracoid process
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relatively flat; attaches to the scapula
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Lateral end
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round; attaches to the sternum
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Medial end
Term
superior portion of the sternum
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Manubrium
Term
middle portion of the sternum
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Body
Term
inferior portion of the sternum
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Xiphoid process
Term
articulates with the glenoid fossa to form the shoulder joint
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Humeral head
Term
site for capsular attachment
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Anatomical neck
Term
length of the humerus
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Humeral shaft
Term
small bump on the lateral side of the mid-humeral shaft; insertion for the deltoid
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Deltoid tuberosity
Term
larger lateral mound; insertion for the three out of the four rotator cuff muscles
Definition
Greater tubercle
Term
smaller medial mound; insertion for one out of the four rotator cuff muscles
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Lesser tubercle
Term
between the greater and lesser tubercles; tendon of the long head of the biceps brachii passes within the groove to the supraglenoid tubercle of the scapula
Definition
Intertubercular groove, bicipital groove
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