Glenoid labrum
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- For the hip joint, see the Acetabular labrum, also known as the "glenoidal labrum of the hip joint" in older texts.
| Glenoidal labrum | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Glenoid fossa of right side. | |
| Latin | labrum glenoidale |
| Gray's | subject #83 319 |
The glenoidal labrum (glenoid ligament) is a fibrocartilaginous rim attached around the margin of the glenoid cavity in the shoulder blade. The shoulder joint is considered a 'ball and socket' joint. However, in bony terms the 'socket' (the glenoid fossa of the scapula) is quite shallow and small, covering at most only a third of the 'ball' (the head of the humerus). The socket is deepened by the glenoidal labrum.
The labrum is triangular in section, the base is fixed to the circumference of the cavity, while the free edge is thin and sharp.
It is continuous above with the tendon of the long head of the Biceps brachii, which gives off two fasciculi to blend with the fibrous tissue of the labrum.
It deepens the articular cavity, and protects the edges of the bone.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
This musculoskeletal system article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
