The glenohumeral joint, (from ancient Greek glene, eyeball, puppet, doll + -oid, `form of`, + Latin humerus, shoulder) or shoulder joint, is a multiaxial synovial ball and socket joint and involves articulation between the glenoid fossa of the scapula (shoulder blade) and the head of the humerus (upper arm bone). Due to the very limited interfac.....
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(from the article `scapula`) ...socket. The lateral apex of the triangle is broadened and presents a shallow cavity, the glenoid cavity, which articulates with the head of the ... ...cursorial (running) mammals the clavicles are reduced or no longer present, which permits free movement of the humerus (upper arm bone) in a ... [2 rela...
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the synovial joint formed by the head of the humerus and the glenoid cavityof the scapula. Called also humeral joint and shoulder joint.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a ball-and-socket synovial joint between the head of the humerus and the glenoid cavity of the scapula. Synonyms: articulatio humeri, articulatio glenohumeralis, shoulder joint, glenohumeral articulation, humeral articulation
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