KINE 3600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Articular Disk, Axial Skeleton, Fibrocartilage
KINE 3600
Lecture 1
Shoulder Bones and Joints
• Four Joints:
o Sternoclavicular (SC) Joint:
▪ Sternum and clavicle
• Only direct connection of upper limb to axial
skeleton
• Has an Articular disc
o Fibrocartilage
o Absorbs shock
o Improves joint congruency
o Saddle Joint (Functionally Triaxial)
▪ Elevation/Depression
▪ Protraction/Retraction
▪ Upward/Downward rotation
• Ligaments
o Anterior SC ligament
▪ Prevents excessive retraction and
elevation
o Posterior SC ligament
▪ Prevents excessive protraction and
elevation
o Interclavicular ligament
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