The glenohumeral joint, commonly known as the shoulder joint, is a multiaxial synovial ball and socket joint and involves articulation between the glenoid fossa of the scapula (shoulder blade) and the head of the humerus (upper arm bone). [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenohumeral_joint ]
Synonyms: humeral joint articulatio humeri
Term information
- EMAPA:19105
- galen:ShoulderJoint
- VHOG:0001002
- SCTID:182168000
- UMLS:C0037009 (ncithesaurus:Shoulder_Joint)
- Wikipedia:Glenohumeral_joint
- FMA:25912
- MA:0000459
- GAID:269
- NCIT:C33548
- MESH:D012785
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note that in this ontology 'glenoid fossa' is a cavity (consistent with FMA) - consider adding a class for the surface of the scapula that is adjacent to this cavity, and making a more explicit connects relationship
in FMA, this is part of the bony pectoral girdle, alongside the skeleton of pectoral girdle
Term relations
- shoulder joint
- synovial limb joint
- synovial joint of pectoral girdle
- part of some shoulder
- adjacent to some glenoid fossa
- part of some scapulocoracoid