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Match the action described with the muscle given below: extends and medially rotates the humerus
Serratus posterior superior
Pectoralis major
Pectoralis minor
Latissimus dorsi
Rhomboids
Three weeks after a shoulder joint dislocation the following symptoms were observed: weakness in abduction of the arm and loss of the normal rounded contour of the shoulder. The most likely diagnosis is a lesion of the
axillary nerve
lower subscapular nerves
musculocutaneous nerve
suprascapular nerve
Of the muscles that act on the shoulder joint, the one that is usually considered to initiate abduction of the arm is the
pectoralis major
deltoid
supraspinatus
infraspinatus
The three muscles attached to the coracoid process of the scapula are the
pectoralis major, long head of the biceps brachii and coracobrachialis
pectoralis minor, short head of the biceps brachii and coracobrachialis
teres minor, supraspinatus and latissimus dorsi
pectoralis minor, long head of the biceps brachii and coracobrachialis
Collateral circulation around the shoulder joint would involve all of the following EXCEPT
lateral thoracic artery
circumflex scapular artery
dorsal scapular artery
suprascapular artery
All of these muscles will rotate the arm medially EXCEPT the
latissimus dorsi
subscapularis
Which of the following groups of muscles are attached to the greater tubercle of the humerus?
supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis
teres major, teres minor and pectoralis minor
supraspinatus, teres minor and infraspinatus
infraspinatus, subscapularis and teres major
One of the following muscles arises from the infra glenoid tubercle of the scapula
coracobrachialis
long head of biceps
long head of triceps
pectoralis minor
One of the following muscles is NOT a rotator cuff muscle
teres major
teres minor
The only long bone which ossifies in membrane is
clavicle
humerus
radius
scapula