shoulder joint

1. A ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula (synset 105556694)
   is a type of: articulatio spheroidea, ball-and-socket joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, spheroid joint - a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone
   has:

   • scapula, shoulder blade, shoulder bone - either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings
   • arteria circumflexa humeri, circumflex humeral artery - an artery that supplies the shoulder joint and shoulder muscles
   • arteria circumflexa scapulae, circumflex scapular artery - an artery that serves the muscles of the shoulder and scapular area
   • rotator cuff - a supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder joint and enable the arm to move
   is a part of: body, torso, trunk - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
   same as: articulatio humeri, shoulder

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