shoulder joint

synovial ball and socket joint in the shoulder
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shoulder joint
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shoulder joint

Summary

shoulder joint is a joint[1]. It draws 617 Wikipedia views per month (joint category, ranking #7 of 20).[2]

Key Facts

  • shoulder joint's instance of is recorded as joint[3].
  • shoulder joint's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • shoulder joint is a type of particular anatomical entity[5].
  • shoulder joint is part of shoulder[6].
  • shoulder joint's Commons category is recorded as Glenohumeral joint[7].
  • shoulder joint comprises glenoid labrum[8].
  • shoulder joint comprises Glenohumeral ligaments[9].
  • shoulder joint comprises Coracohumeral ligament[10].
  • shoulder joint comprises Transverse humeral ligament[11].
  • shoulder joint comprises glenoid fossa[12].
  • shoulder joint comprises head of humerus[13].
  • shoulder joint's described at URL is recorded as https://www.physio-pedia.com/Glenohumeral_Joint[14].
  • shoulder joint's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[15].
  • shoulder joint's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C33548[16].
  • shoulder joint's arterial supply is recorded as anterior humeral circumflex artery[17].
  • shoulder joint's arterial supply is recorded as posterior humeral circumflex artery[18].
  • shoulder joint's arterial supply is recorded as suprascapular artery[19].
  • shoulder joint's arterial supply is recorded as Circumflex scapular artery[20].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include joint[3] and class of anatomical entity[4]. shoulder joint is a type of particular anatomical entity[5].

Use and Application

Components include glenoid labrum[8], a class of anatomical entity[21]; Glenohumeral ligaments[9]; Coracohumeral ligament[10]; Transverse humeral ligament[11], a chiral ligament type[22]; glenoid fossa[12], a class of anatomical entity[23]; and head of humerus[13]. shoulder joint is part of shoulder[6].

Why It Matters

shoulder joint draws 617 Wikipedia views per month (joint category, ranking #7 of 20).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Part of shoulder
    Described by source Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)
    Subclass of
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