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Practice Question

Identify the anatomical movement illustrated below and state the joint involved (for example flexion of the knee joint).

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Correct Answer:

External rotation of the shoulder joint

Rationale:

🏵️ The image shows the forearm and arm rotating outward, away from the midline of the body, indicated by the green arrow.

🏵️ This is the definition of external (lateral) rotation, where the anterior surface of the humerus turns outward.

🏵️ The movement occurs at the shoulder joint (glenohumeral joint), which is a ball-and-socket synovial joint.

🏵️ Muscles involved include the infraspinatus and teres minor, both part of the rotator cuff group.

🏵️ The anatomical movement is external rotation of the shoulder joint.

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  • Category: PRE-REQUISITES NURSING COURSES
  • Subcategory: ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
  • Domain: ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
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