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What is another name for the shoulder blade and what two bones attach to it?
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∙ 7y ago
The shoulder blade is called the scapula. The bones that articulate with it are the clavicle (collar bone) and the humerus (upper arm bone).
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What type of joint connect the shoulder blade and the collarbone?
Gliding Joint - The joining of two flat bones that slide against one another forms a gliding joint, or plane joint. This type of joint doesn't allow much motion. The connection between your shoulder blade (scapula) and collar bone (clavicle) is a gliding joint.
Why does the shoulder dislocate more easily than the hip?
A person is more likely to dislocate their shoulder. The hip joint is larger and the ligaments that attach the bones are larger/stronger. The muscles around the hip are also larger helping keep the bone in place
How do the skeletal system work?
The skeletal system has three main functions: to provide shape and support to your body, to give a place for muscles to attach (muscles attach to the bone by tendons), and to produce your red blood cells (red blood cells are produced in the marrow). The bones of the skeleton attach to one another by ligaments, which are very strong "strings" that stretch from one bone to another in the joints (knee, elbow, etc.).
What is another name for the tendon?
Achilles tendon, which connects the calf muscle or gastrocnemius to the heel, and the quadriceps tendon, which connects the front thigh muscles to the kneecap (patella).
What is the function of tendon?
Balls
What bones are in the shoulder?
The shoulder is a point in the body where several bones join, but I'm going to assume you're asking for the correct name of specifically the shoulder blade bone that connects most of those bones in the shoulder together. It's called a scapula.
How are muscles jointed?
Muscles are not jointed, though the bones they attach to may be. For example, your biceps muscle attaches to both your scapula (shoulder blade) and radius (one of the forearm bones). Contracting the muscle causes the elbow joint to bend.
What is the shoulder?
The shoulder is the junction of three bones: the upper arm bone (humerus), the collarbone (clavicle), and the shoulder blade (scapula).
How many shoulder bones are there?
There is one shoulder bone in humans, the scapula or shoulder blade. The clavicle (collarbone) is a modified rib and more properly considered part of the chest bones.
What is shouldered?
The shoulder is the junction of three bones: the upper arm bone (humerus), the collarbone (clavicle), and the shoulder blade (scapula).
What is the muscle that attaches shoulder blade at one end and the radius bone at the other end?
There is no muscle that attaches at the shoulder blade and the radius. The radius is one of two bones in the forearm.
What bones surrounds the clavicle?
The clavicle is the shoulder blade, No bones surround it it floats above the rib cage on the back of the body.
What is the proper name for a shoulder blade?
i believe you are looking for scalpula (shoulder blade) or clavical (collar bone)
Do tendons attach to bones?
No. They attach muscles to bones. Ligaments attach bones to bones.
The name of the shoulder bone is called?
deltoids are the back shoulder muscles and trapezoids are the muscles around the shoulder/neck/back area
What is the name of the bone that is a triangle in your upper back?
The scapula is either of two flat, triangular bones, each forming the back part of a shoulder in humans; shoulder blade
What is the scientific name for the shoulder bone?
There are two bones which make up the shoulder, the bone more commonly known as the collar bone is the clavicle and the bone more commonly known as the shoulder blade is the scapula.
