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Glenohumeral Joint
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Glenohumeral Joint | |
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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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