A college football player receiver was tackled immediately after catching a pass. He was pushed to the ground quite forcefully which caused him to suffer a separated shoulder injury. Which two structures have become separated resulting in much pain when he abducts his shoulder?Multiple ChoiceThe acromion process and the coracoid processThe glenoid cavity and the head of the radiusThe acromion process and the clavicleThe coracoid process and the clavicle

You are in the emergency room when a student is brought in with a shoulder injury sustained while playing touch football. In comparing the symmetry of his two shoulders, you notice a marked elevation of the distal end of his clavicle with respect to the acromion on the injured side. X-ray exam reveals a grade III shoulder separation. In order for this to have occurred, which ligament must be torn?coracoacromialcoracoclavicularcostoclavicularsuperior glenohumeraltransverse humeral

It was determined that a football player tore his coracoclavicular ligament. This is an example of a: Pulled elbow Rotator cuff tear Separated shoulder Dislocated shoulder Colles' fracture

A young mother was playing with her 3-year-old son at the park. She grabbed her son’s outstretched arms and began to twirl him around in a circle until she heard a scream of pain from her son. She noticed that his elbow was deformed and that he could no longer straighten his arm. She rushed him to the doctor’s office where she was informed that the head of his radius had “popped” out. Which ligament is responsible for holding the head of the radius in place?Multiple ChoiceThe ulnar (medial) collateral ligamentThe radiocarpal ligamentThe anular ligamentThe glenohumeral ligament

All of the following are structures commonly impinged at the shoulder except:Group of answer choicesSubscapularis tendonSubacromial bursaSupraspinatus tendonInfraspinatus tendon

Initial abduction of the shoulder joint is undertaken by which muscle?