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Shoulder Joint
Stemoclavicular, Acromioclavicular, Glenohumeral joints
12
Anatomy
Undergraduate 4
09/06/2009

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Sternoclavicular Joint

Definition
  • Saddle joint between clavicle an sternum
  • Functions as a ball-and-socket joint
  • Extremely strong, but very mobile
Term

 

Sternoclavicular Joint: Movement

 

Definition
  • Elevation of clavicle (and scapula)
  • Protraction and retraction
  • Some rotation

 

Term

 

Sternoclavicular Joint: Reinforcement

Definition
  • Articular Disc
  • Anterior/Posterior Sternoclavicular Ligament
  • Interclavicular Ligament
  • Costoclavicular Ligament

 

Term

 

Acromioclavicular Joint

Definition
  • Planar Joint between Clavicle and Scapula
  • Strengthened by Trapezius muscle
Term

 

Acromioclavicular Joint: Movement

Definition
  • Small amount of movement in superioferior and anteroposterior
  • Abduction/Addction
  • Translation (the joint can wiggle)
Term

 

Acromioclavicular Joint: Reinforcement

Definition


  • Acromioclavicular Ligament
  • Coracoacromial Ligament                (Trapezoid and Conoid Ligaments)

 

Term

 

Glenohumeral Joint (Shouldar)

Definition

 

  • Ball-and-Socket Joint between Humerus and Scapula
  • Most mobile joint in the body
  • attached by Coracohumeral and Capsular ligament

 

Term

 

Glenohumeral Joint: Movement

 

Definition


  • Abduction/Adduction
  • Flexion/Extension
  • Medial/Lateral Rotation

 

Term

 

Glenohumeral Joint: Reinforcement

Definition
  • Tendons of the Rotator Cuff muscles
  • Tendon of the Long Head of Biceps Brachii
  • Coracoacromial Ligament
  • Glenoid Labrum

 

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Tendons of the Rotator Cuff Muscle

Definition

  • Supraspinatus Tendon
  • Infraspinatus Tendon
  • Teres Minor Tendon
  • Subscapularis Tendon

Term
Tendon of Long Head of Biceps Brachii
Definition

  • Passes through Synovial Cavity
  • Held in place by Transverse Ligament spanning between Greater and Lesser Tubercles

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