The Shoulder

Which joint of the body has 360 degrees og motion?

• elbow

• knee

• hip

• shoulder

The shoulder joint is a complex & fascinating area of the human body that includes ____ primary articulations.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What joint is commonly abbreviated simply as the "AC" joint?

• acromiocostal

• acromioclavivular

• anterior clavicular

• anterior costal

When the deltoid is lifting the arm, it also produces an upward directed force on the __________.

• ulna

• radius

• sternum

• humerus

When the rotator cuff is partially torn, _________.

• the athlete will nit be able to move the arm in a normal range of motion

• the athlete will feel pain and will not be able to move the arm in a normal range of motion

• the athlete will feel no pain

• the athlete will feel pain but will still be able to move the arm in a normal range of motion

If the posterior aspect of the head of the humerus hits the front of the glenoid hard enough at the rime of dislocation an indentation of the posterior humeral head can be observed on an x-ray. This is called a ______ lesion.

• Hill-Sachs

• Neer's

• Labral

• Hawkins-Kennedy

An injury to the brachial plexus in athletics is often referred to as a stinger or _______.

• popper

• freezer

• poker

• burner

Which of the following muscles is the one that inserts onto the posterior humerus?

• Teres Minor

• Subscapularis

• Supraspinatus

• Sternocleidomastoid

Which of the following elastic band exercises will strengthen the adductor muscles of the shoulder?

• pulling upward in front of the body while standing on the band

• pulling across the body with the arm in the handshake postion

• pulling the band up sideways from the hip to the "airplane" postition

• pulling the band downward from the "airplane" start positionto the hip/side of the body

In which of the following conditions is a Hill-Sachs lesion commonly seen?

• glenoid labral injury

• acromioclavicular separation

• anterior shoulder dislocation

• rotator cuff tear