The glenohumeral joint, commonly known as the 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). [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenohumeral_joint ]
Synonyms: humeral joint articulatio humeri
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Term information
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cross reference
- EMAPA:19105
- MA:0000459
- MESH:D012785
- Wikipedia:Glenohumeral_joint
- galen:ShoulderJoint
- SCTID:182168000
- NCIT:C33548
- VHOG:0001002
- FMA:25912
- GAID:269
Subsets
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Term relations
Subclass of:
- skeletal joint
- shoulder joint
- synovial limb joint
- synovial joint of pectoral girdle
- adjacent to some glenoid fossa
- part of some scapulocoracoid
- connects some scapula
- connects some humerus