Glenohumeral Joint

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Glenohumeral Joint
Synonym	Shoulder joint
Primary Type	Synovial Joint, Ball and Socket Joint"Ball and Socket Joint" is not in the list (Synovial Joint, Cartilaginous Joint, Fibrous Joint, Compound Joint) of allowed values for the "Has joint type" property.
Secondary Type
Bones	Humerus, Scapula
Ligaments	Capsule, glenohumeral, coracohumeral and transverse humeral ligaments
Muscles	abduction: deltoid assisted by the supraspinatus; adduction: short scapular muscles (except supraspinatus) when the deltoid relaxes. Assisted by the pectoralis major and latissimus dorsi; flexion: clavicular head of the pectoralis major and the anterior fibres of the deltoid, assisted by the coracobrachialis and biceps; extension: latissimus dorsi, posterior fibres of the deltoid and the long head of the triceps; rotation: lateral rotation: infraspinatus and teres minor, medial rotation: subscapularis and teres major
Innervation	suprascapular, subscapular, axillary and lateral pectoral nerves
Vasculature	anterior and posterior humeral circumflex, and subscapular arteries
ROM	arm flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, and internal and external rotation
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