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24 Cards in this Set
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What is the slender bone shaped like a crank or an "S"?
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Clavicle
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What is the thin fibrous sleeve that surrounds the A-C joint?
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Acromion Process
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What is the flat, triangular-shaped bone that serves mainly as an articulating surface for the head of the humerus?
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Scapula
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What is the hook-like projection that arises anteriorly from the scapula?
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Coracoid Process
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When an athlete has numbness, tingling, and clicking in the shoulder?
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Subluxation
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What bone is spherical, with a shallow, constricted neck?
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Humerus
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What functions as a shock absorber for the shoulder?
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Sternoclavicular
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What gives extra strength to the A-C joint?
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Coracoclavicular joint
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What is also known as the "ball and socket joint"?
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Glenohumeral joint
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Muscles that cross the shoulder joint and assist in establishing stability?
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Musculature
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What rotator cuff muscle is used for internal rotation?
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Subscapularis
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What is one of the most frequent fractures in sports?
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Clavicular
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Where do most clavicular fractures occur?
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middle third of clavicle
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Which separation is the most dangerous?
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S-C separation
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Which separation is the most common?
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A-C separation
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Which rotator cuff is the most common injured?
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Supraspinatus
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What injury begins with pinching nerves?
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Rotator cuff impingement
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What injury occurs as a result of a violent pull to the arm?
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Rotator cuff
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What rotator cuff muscles are used for external rotation?
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Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres Minor
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What is another name for the shoulder joint?
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Ball and socket joint
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Of all dislocations caused by direct trauma, which percent recur?
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85-90%
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What are fluid-filled sacs that serve as a cushion against friction over a bone or where tendons move over a bone?
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Bursi
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How many joints make up the shoulder girdle?
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4
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In which direction is the glenohumeral joint most likely to dislocate?
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anterior
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