ShoulderandAxilla
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Plate408
Shoulder(GlenohumeralJoint)
Anterior view
Acromion
Coraco-acromial ligament
Supraspinatus tendon (
cut
)
Coracohumeral ligament
Greater tubercle and
Lesser tubercle
of humerus
Transverse humeral ligament
Intertubercular tendon sheath
(communicates with synovial cavity)
Acromioclavicular joint capsule
(incorporating acromioclavicular ligament)
Subscapularis tendon (
cut
)
Biceps brachii tendon (long head)
Clavicle
Trapezoid
ligament
Coraco-
clavicular
ligament
Conoid
ligament
Superior transverse
scapular ligament and
suprascapular foramen
Coracoid process
Communication of
subtendinous
bursa of subscapularis
Dashed circle
indicates
position of subtendinous
bursa of subscapularis
Capsular
ligaments
Anterior
view
Deltoid
muscle
(
reflected
)
Supraspinatus muscle
Subdeltoid bursa fused with
subacromial bursa
Subscapularis muscle
Capsular
ligament
Subdeltoid bursa
Supraspinatus tendon
Capsular ligament
Synovial membrane
Acromion
Acromioclavicular
joint
Coraco-acromial ligament
Acromion
Supraspinatus tendon
(fused to capsule)
Subdeltoid bursa
Infraspinatus tendon
(fused to capsule)
Glenoid cavity
(articular cartilage)
Teres minor tendon
(fused to capsule)
Synovial membrane (
cut edge
)
Opening of subtendinous
bursa of subscapularis
Joint opened: lateral view
Coracoid process
Coracohumeral ligament
Coronal section through joint
Biceps brachii tendon
(long head)
Superior glenohumeral
ligament
Subscapularis tendon
(fused to capsule)
Middle glenohumeral
ligament
Inferior glenohumeral
ligament
Axillary recess
Glenoid
cavity of
scapula
Deltoid
muscle
Glenoid
labrum
See±also±
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