Connective tissue structures of the shoulder:
1) Joint capsule: Holds the fluid that lubricates the joint
2) Ligaments:
4) Cartilage
5) Glenoid Labrum:
1) Joint capsule: Holds the fluid that lubricates the joint
2) Ligaments:
- AC Joint: Capsular, Superior and Inferior Acromioclavicular, Articular disk, Coracoclavicular (Trapezoid and Conoid)
- GH Joint: Capsular, Coracohumeral, Glenohumeral, Transverse humeral, Glenoid of humerus
4) Cartilage
5) Glenoid Labrum:
- Ring of fibrocartilaginous tissue that attaches to the rim of the glenoid cavity on the scapula
- An attachment point for the shoulder capsule, glenohumeral ligaments, and the long head of the biceps tendon
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