shoulder joint

Japanese: shoulder joint(英語表記)shoulderjoint
shoulder joint

...Next, we will explain the general structure and movement of the major joints in the human body (Figure 2).
[Shoulder joint]
The joint between the scapula and the humerus is a joint in which the upper end of the humerus (the humeral head) that forms the condyle is almost perfectly spherical, and the corresponding glenoid cavity of the scapula also forms a spherical concave surface. A characteristic of this joint is that the condyle is significantly smaller than the condyle, so the condyle protrudes significantly from the condyle cavity.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "shoulder joint" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 次に人体にあるおもな関節について,そのおよその構造と運動について説明しよう(図2)。
[肩関節shoulder joint]
 肩甲骨と上腕骨の間の関節で,関節頭をつくる上腕骨の上端部(上腕骨頭)はほぼ完全な球面をなし,これに対する肩甲骨の関節窩も球形の凹面をつくる。この関節の特徴として,関節窩が関節頭に比して著しく小さいので,関節頭が関節窩から大きくはみ出している。…

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