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Shoulder Girdle
1.
On the skeleton and on at least two of your classmates, locate, palpate and observe
the structures listed below. The reference position is the anatomical position. Not all
structures are palpable on your partner.
Sternum
Manubrium
Body
Xiphoid process
Sternal notch
Clavicle
Scapula
Vertebral border
Inferior angle
Acromion process
Spine of the scapula
Superior angle
Coracoid process
Supraspinous fossa
Infraspinous fossa
2.
Locate the following muscles on the skeleton and at least one classmate
Sitting Position
Upper trapezius
Levator scapulae
Pectoralis minor
Serratus anterior
Prone Postion
Lower trapezius
Middle trapezius
Rhomboids
3.
Observe scapular motion as your partner flexes their shoulder. List the scapular
motion(s) you observed.
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4.
When your partner assumes the all-fours position, what position does your
partner's scapula assume?
_____ Protracted
_____ Retracted
_____ Winged
Is this an open or closed kinetic chain activity? ____________________
5.
List the muscle(s) of the shoulder girdle that attach to the ribs.
6.
List the muscle(s) that attach to the vertebral border of the scapula
7.
List the muscle(s) that attach to the vertebral column
8.
List the muscle(s) that attach to the clavicle
9.
What are the joints that comprise the shoulder girdle?
10.
Why is the scapulothoracic joint not a true joint?
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11.
What would be the result of limited sternoclavicular motion on shoulder girdle
movement?
12.
Using the following descriptive terminology, fill in the blanks in the following
sentences. Use each term once.
Medial
Posterior
Anterior
Superior
Inferior Superficial
Deep
Lateral
A.
The spine is on the _____________ surface of the scapula
B.
The vertebral border is on the _______________ side of the scapula
C.
The glenoid fossa is on the _______________ aspect of the scapula
D.
The xiphoid process is _______________ to the body of the sternum
E.
The rhomboid muscles are located ________________ to the trapezius
F.
The coracoid process is on the _______________ surface of the scapula
G.
The upper trapezius muscle is located _______________ to the levator scapula
H.
The clavicle is ________________ to the sternum
13.
Identify the following muscles:
A.
Attaches to the coracoid process
B.
Attaches to the vertebral border of the scapula:
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On the posterior surface:
On the anterior surface:
C.
Attaches to the superior angle of the scapula
D.
Attaches to the spine of the scapula
E.
Attaches where the spine meets the vertebral border
F.
Attaches on the transverse processes of the vertebra
G.
Attaches on the spinous processes of the vertebra
H.
Attaches on the ribs
14.
Identify the following muscles according to their locations on the body:
15.
A.
Which muscle is located between the rib cage and the scapula
B.
Which muscle lies deep to the pectoralis major
C.
Which muscle is the most superficial on the posterior upper back
Name the muscle innervated by a cranial nerve ________________
Name the cranial nerve _____________________________
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