BIOLOGY 235 anatomy and physiology Chapter 6

Name the type of joint, and list the movements permitted at the shoulder joint. Under each movement’s name, list the names of the muscles responsible for each of these movements along with descriptions of their bone insertion. The shoulder is a ball and socket joint formed by the head of the humerus and the glenoid cavity of the scapula; it contains a synovial cavity united by dense irregular connective tissue of an articular capsule and by accessory ligaments such as the coracohumeral ligamen...