1. The Shoulder Skills Lab: Palpations

2. Instructions 1.Palpate the anatomical structures on your partner 2.Label the structures using various colors 1.Use a different color for each aspect, or a different color for bones, muscles, ligaments, etc. 2.Mark each with #s for easier identification

3. Anterior palpations - skeletal 2.Sternoclavicular joint 3.Clavicle (shaft – lateral 1/3) 4.Acromion process & AC joint 5.Coracoid process (deep) 6.Humeral head 9.Bicipital groove

5. Anterior palpations - muscular 11.Pectoralis major muscle 14.Deltoid muscle group 15.Biceps brachii muscle 16.Long head of biceps tendon 17.Short head of biceps tendon

7. Posterior palpations - skeletal 1.Spine of the scapula 2.Superior angle 3.Inferior angle

9. Posterior palpations - muscular 4.Infraspinatus muscle 5.Teres minor muscle 6.Supraspinatus muscle 8.Rhomboid major muscle 11.Trapezius muscle a)Upper fibers, Middle fibers, Lower fibers 12.Latissimus dorsi muscle 13.Posterior deltoid muscle 14.Triceps brachii muscle

11. REVIEW QUESTIONS (2pts each) 1.List the muscles of the rotator cuff and their associated movements. Which are found on the anterior aspect? posterior aspect? 2.What two tendons attach to the corocoid process? 3.What four posterior muscles attach at/near the spine?

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