Subacromialspace

Transverseligament

Biceps tendon Axillarypouch

Conoidligament

Trapezoidligament

Coracoclavicularligament

Coracoacromialligament

Capsular

Coracohumeral

ligament

Acromioclavicularligament

Acromion

Coracoid process

Supraspinatus

Subacromial bursa

Infraspinatus

Glenoid labrum

Glenoid fossa

Teres minor

Posterior bandAxillary pouch

Anterior band

Middle glenohumeral ligament

Subscapularis

Coracohumeral ligament

Coracoacromial ligament

Biceps brachii tendon (long head)

Inferiorglenohumeralligament

Superior glenohumeral ligament

Coracoid process

Inferiorcapsule

Glenoid labrum

Biceps brachii tendon (long head)

Supraspinatus

Subscapularis

Long head ofbiceps tendon (cut)

Coracobrachialis (cut)

Anterior

Coracobrachialis (cut)

Coracoacromialligament

Short head of biceps (cut)

Posterior

Triceps

Teres minor

The Glenohumeral Joint

Side view of right glenohumeral joint with the joint opened up to expose the articular surfaces. �e longitudinal diameter is depicted in the frontal plane (purple) and the transverse diameter is depicted in the horizontal plane (blue-green).

Anterior and posterior views of the right shoulder showing the rotator cu� muscles blending into and reinforcing the glenohumeral joint caspule.

Anterior view of the right glenohumeral joint showing the following external features of the joint capsule: the capsular, coracohumeral, and coracoacromial ligaments.

Lateral aspect of the right glenohumeral joint showing the internal surface of the joint. �e humerus has been removed to expose the glenoid fossa.

ligaments

Coracoacromial

ligament Acromion

Subacromialspace

Supraspinatus

Infraspinatus

Teres major

from Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System, 2nd Edition by Donald A. Neumann, © Elsevier Sciences