Athletic Training
Name: _____________________________
Shoulder Study Guide
Period: _________
Date: __________
Directions: Answer the following questions with short and concise responses.
1.
What type of joint is the shoulder?
2.
What do you call the entire bony linkage of the shoulder?
3.
What are the three bones that make up the shoulder joint?
4.
What are the four muscles that make up the rotator cuff?
5.
What is the rotator cuff responsible for (movements)?
6.
Where is the deltoid muscles located?
7.
What is the function of the deltoid muscle?
8.
What are the two joints that are commonly injured in the shoulder and where are they located?
9.
What does articulation mean?
10. What are the 3 major causes of shoulder injuries?
11. What are the 3 major reasons why an athlete would have shoulder muscle weakness? Explain
each.
12. What is another name for an acromioclavicular ligament sprain?
13. How does an acromioclavicular ligament sprain occur?
14. What is the treatment for an acromioclavicular ligament sprain?
15. What are the courses of actions for a 3rd degree acromioclavicular ligament sprain?
16. What causes most shoulder muscle or tendon injuries?
17. What causes a rotator cuff strain?
18. Which muscle in the rotator cuff is most often injured?
19. What are two ways that a biceps tendon can rupture?
20. What is the course of action for a biceps tendon rupture?
21. What is used to set a clavicle fracture?
22. What is the easiest way to determine if you have a humeral fracture?
23. What determines the treatment of a humeral fracture?
24. What injury are teenage pitchers prone to getting? Why?
25. What happens during a glenohumeral disclocation?
26. What does subluxation mean?
27. What is the ATC’s role when a dislocation occurs?
28. Who needs to reduce a dislocation?