Classification & Position

Question 1

Classify the glenohumeral joint

Answer 1

Synovial, polyaxial ball and socket joint

Question 2

Position of shoulder joint

Answer 2

where upper limb meets shoulder girdle between proximal humeral head and glenoid fossa of scapula

Question 3

Joint line of glenohumeral joint

Answer 3

> ant: 3cm line just lateral to tip of coracoid process

> upper: line just below acromion process