What is the significance of a loose articular capsule surrounding the shoulder joint?

What will be an ideal response?


The loose articular capsule permits the large head of the humerus to have a great amount of freedom of movement to change position with respect to the smaller glenoid cavity of the shoulder joint.

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a) action potentials; neurotransmitters b) action potentials; hormones c) action potentials; cytokines d) threshold potentials; cytokines e) threshold potentials; neurotransmitters

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What is happening in the heart between the QRS and T waves?

A. Ventricular repolarization B. Atrial systole C. Ventricular diastole D. Atrial repolarization E. Ventricular systole

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A woman with a typical 28-day menstrual cycle is most likely to become pregnant from sexual intercourse occurring on days:

A) 1-5. B) 5-16. C) 9-14. D) 12-16. E) 14-20.

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