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50 Cards in this Set
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What bones form the shoulder girdle
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The clavicle & scapula
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Function of shoulder girdle
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attach upper limb to trunk of the body
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Is the shoulder girdle complete
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no - incomplete infront and back
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Where is the shoulder girdle completed
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in the front by the sternum
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What does the sternum articulate with
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the medial end of the clavicle
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What kind of bone is the clavicle classified as?
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a long bone
(body & 2 articular ends) |
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Where is the clavicle located
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lies in a horizontal oblique plane just above the 1st rib
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What part of the shoulder girdle does the clavicle lie in
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the anterior part of the shoulder girdle
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What is the lateral aspect of the clavicle called
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the acrominal extremity
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What does the acrominal extremity articulate with
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the acromion process
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what is the medial aspect of the clavicle called
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the sternal extremity
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what does the sternal extrmity articulate with
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the manubrium of the sternum
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why is the clavicle doubly curved
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for strength
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what is the function (type of movement) of the clavicle
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it acts like a fulcrum for the movements of the arm
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the scapula is classified as what kind of bone
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a flat bone
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What is the shape of the scapula
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it is a triangle with 2 surfaces, 3 borders, 3 angles
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where is the medial border of the scapula
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lying on superoposterior thorax between the 2nd & 7th ribs. Running parallel with vertebral column
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Why is the body of the scapula arched from top to bottom
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for greater strength
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what is the costal surface of the scapula
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anterior surface
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where is the subscapular fossa
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the anterior surface of the scapula
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what muscle fills the subscapular fossa
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the subscapularis muscle
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How is the dorsal aspect of the scapula divided
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suprasinous fossa & the infraspinous fossa
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What is the dorsal aspect of the scapula divided by
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the crest of spine (2/3rds up - runs obliquely) medial border to end in acromion
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what is the acromion
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a superior projection on the scapular, medial aspect of posterior
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what muscle is attached to the supraspinous fossa
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the supraspinatus muscle
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what muscle is attached to the infraspinous fossa
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the infraspinatus muscle
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where does the superior border of the scapula lie
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from the superior angle to the coracoid process
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where is the scapula notch
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the lateral end of the superior border of the scapula
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where does the lateral border of the scapula lie
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from the glenoid cavity to the inferior angle
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where does the medial border of the scapula lie
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from the superior angle to the inferior angle
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where is the superior angle of the scapula
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at the junction of the superior border & the medial border
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where is the inferior angle of the scapula
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at the junction of the lateral border & the medial border
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what is the thickest part of the scapula body
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the lateral angle
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where is the lateral angle of the scapula
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the inferior corner of the genoid cavity
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what is the neck of the scapula
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the restricted area below the glenoid cavity
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the greater tubricle of the humerus is located where
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on the lateral surface of the bone - just below the anatomic neck
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what are bursae
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small synovial filled sacs that releive pressure and reduce friction in the tissue
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where are bursae often found
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between the bones & skin
also between bones, ligaments, muscles, tendons |
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what is one of the larger bursae in the shoulder
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subacrominal bursae
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where is the subarominal bursae located
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under the acromion process between the deltoid muscle & shoulder joint capsule
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when are bursae important radiographically
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when injury or age causes the deposition of calcium
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scapulohumeral articulation
tissue/type/movement |
synovial/ball & socket/ freely movable
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acromioclavicular articulation
tissue/type/movement |
synovial/gliding/freely movable
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sternoclavicular
tissue/type/movement |
synovial/double gliding/freely movable
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where is the scapulohumeral articulation
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between the glenoid cavity & head of humerus
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what is the scapulohumeral articulation sometimes called
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the glenoidhumeral joint
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where is the acromioclavicular joint (AC)
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at the acromion & medial aspect of the clavicle
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where is the sternoclavicular joint (SC)
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medial aspect of the clavicle and lateral aspect of manubrium
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where is the only boney union between the trunk & upper limb
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(SC) sternoclavicular joint
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why is th SC joint similar to a ball & socket
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it is a double gliding joint with a fiborcartiagious disk
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