Physical Therapy Assistant Exam
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Shoulder complex - ✔✔consists of four separate articulations
Sternoclavicular Joint - ✔✔Composed of the clavicle articulating with the manubrium
of the sternum
Acromioclavicular joint (AC) - ✔✔composed of the lateral end of the clavicle
articulating with the acromion of the scapula
Glenohumeral joint (GH) - ✔✔(ball and socket) round head of the humerus articulates
with the shallow glenoid cavity of the scapula. The capsule of the GH joint is reinforced
by the superior GH ligament, middle GH ligament, inferior GH ligament, and the
coracohumeral ligament.
Scapulothoracic articulation - ✔✔composed of the articulation between the scapula and
the posterior rib cage. The articulation is NOT considered to be a joint since it lacks
connection by fibrous, cartilaginous or synovial tissue
Elbow - ✔✔Hinge Joint; composed of the humerus, ulna, and radius. Flexion and
extension occur at the articulation of the trochlea with the semilunar notch of the ulna.
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2025 Questions and Answers 100%
Pass
Shoulder complex - ✔✔consists of four separate articulations
Sternoclavicular Joint - ✔✔Composed of the clavicle articulating with the manubrium
of the sternum
Acromioclavicular joint (AC) - ✔✔composed of the lateral end of the clavicle
articulating with the acromion of the scapula
Glenohumeral joint (GH) - ✔✔(ball and socket) round head of the humerus articulates
with the shallow glenoid cavity of the scapula. The capsule of the GH joint is reinforced
by the superior GH ligament, middle GH ligament, inferior GH ligament, and the
coracohumeral ligament.
Scapulothoracic articulation - ✔✔composed of the articulation between the scapula and
the posterior rib cage. The articulation is NOT considered to be a joint since it lacks
connection by fibrous, cartilaginous or synovial tissue
Elbow - ✔✔Hinge Joint; composed of the humerus, ulna, and radius. Flexion and
extension occur at the articulation of the trochlea with the semilunar notch of the ulna.
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