Upper Limb and Pectoral Girdle

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Which bones make up the pectoral girdle?

Clavicle and scapula

Which bone in the pectoral girdle is directly attached to the axial skeleton?

Clavicle

What is the main function of the pectoral girdle?

To connect the upper limbs to the axial skeleton

Why is the scapula able to move freely?

<p>It is not connected to any other bone</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the clavicle in the pectoral girdle?

<p>To connect the upper limbs to the axial skeleton</p> Signup and view all the answers

What bones are not part of the pectoral girdle?

<p>Humerus and radius</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the pectoral girdle?

<p>To allow for movement of the shoulder joint</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which ligament attaches to the acromial end of the clavicle?

<p>Acromioclavicular ligament</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the upper fibers of the trapezius?

<p>Deltoid attachment</p> Signup and view all the answers

To access the inferior side of the clavicle, what position should the shoulder be in?

<p>90 degrees of abduction and external rotation</p> Signup and view all the answers

What attaches to the coracoclavicular ligament?

<p>Biceps brachii</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is the inferior angle of the scapula located?

<p>Medial border of the scapula</p> Signup and view all the answers

What muscle attaches to the superior angle of the scapula?

<p>Levator Scapulae</p> Signup and view all the answers

What landmark is used to locate the coracoid process?

<p>SP C7</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which joint connects the axial skeleton and the upper limb?

<p>Sternoclavicular joint</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which ligament attaches to the conoid tubercle on the clavicle?

<p>Coracoclavicular ligament</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle attaches to the infraspinous fossa of the scapula?

<p>Infraspinatus</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which border of the scapula is the medial border?

<p>Medial (vertebral) border</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which process of the scapula is a tender palpation point in most people?

<p>Coracoid process</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which tubercle is located at the superior aspect of the glenoid fossa?

<p>Supraglenoid tubercle</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which structure divides the posterior surface of the scapula into two shallow depressions?

<p>Spine of the scapula</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle is located on the lateral border of the scapula?

<p>Teres Minor</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle is outlined by moving medially from the spine of the scapula and following the medial border inferiorly to the angle?

<p>Infraspinatus</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle is located in the infraspinous fossa?

<p>Infraspinatus</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle is curled deep in the concave area of the bone when palpating the spine of the scapula?

<p>Supraspinatus</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle is explored by moving inferolateral to the medial border of the scapula and then exploring the lateral aspect of the fossa?

<p>Subscapularis</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle is located in the subscapular fossa?

<p>Subscapularis</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle is explored by cradling the patient's arm in a 'chicken wing' position and sinking thumbs into the area of the axilla?

<p>Subscapularis</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle is outlined by following the lateral border of the scapula superiorly and laterally towards the axilla?

<p>Teres Minor</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle is outlined by moving superiorly from the spine of the scapula and curling fingers deep in the concave area of the bone?

<p>Supraspinatus</p> Signup and view all the answers

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