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  2. Shoulder joint - Wikipedia

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    Cross-section of shoulder joint. The shoulder joint is a ball-and-socket joint between the scapula and the humerus. The socket of the glenoid fossa of the scapula is itself quite shallow, but it is made deeper by the addition of the glenoid labrum. The glenoid labrum is a ring of cartilaginous fibre attached to the circumference of the cavity.

  3. Shoulder - Wikipedia

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    Shoulder. Capsule of shoulder-joint (distended). Anterior aspect. The human shoulder is made up of three bones: the clavicle (collarbone), the scapula (shoulder blade), and the humerus (upper arm bone) as well as associated muscles, ligaments and tendons. The articulations between the bones of the shoulder make up the shoulder joints.

  4. Shoulder girdle - Wikipedia

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    Shoulder girdle. The shoulder girdle or pectoral girdle is the set of bones in the appendicular skeleton which connects to the arm on each side. In humans, it consists of the clavicle and scapula; in those species with three bones in the shoulder, it consists of the clavicle, scapula, and coracoid. Some mammalian species (such as the dog and ...

  5. Shoulder (road) - Wikipedia

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    A shoulder (American English), hard shoulder (British English) [1] or breakdown lane (Australian English) is an emergency stopping lane by the verge on the outer side of a road or motorway. Many wider freeways, or expressways elsewhere have shoulders on both sides of each directional carriageway—in the median, as well as at the outer edges of ...

  6. Interstate Highway standards - Wikipedia

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    Minimum lane width: The minimum lane width is 12 feet (3.7 m), identical to most US and state highways. Shoulder width: The minimum width of the left paved shoulder is 4 feet (1.2 m), and of the right paved shoulder 10 feet (3.0 m). With three or more lanes in each direction, both shoulders are to be at least 10 feet (3.0 m) wide.

  7. Rotator cuff - Wikipedia

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    Biceps muscle. The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and their tendons that act to stabilize the human shoulder and allow for its extensive range of motion. Of the seven scapulohumeral muscles, four make up the rotator cuff. The four muscles are: supraspinatus muscle. infraspinatus muscle. teres minor muscle.

  8. Deltoid muscle - Wikipedia

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    The deltoid muscle is the muscle forming the rounded contour of the human shoulder. It is also known as the 'common shoulder muscle', particularly in other animals such as the domestic cat. Anatomically, the deltoid muscle is made up of three distinct sets of muscle fibers, namely the. anterior or clavicular part (pars clavicularis)

  9. Track ballast - Wikipedia

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    It is essential for ballast to both cover the ties and form a substantial "shoulder" [5] to restrain lateral movement of the track. [9] This shoulder should be at least 150 mm (6 inches) wide, and may be as wide as 450 mm (18 inches). [10] Most railways use between 300 and 400 mm (12 and 16 inches). Ballast must be irregularly shaped to work ...