1. A ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
   "The shoulder joint allows for a wide range of arm movements";
   - shoulder, articulatio humeri

Derived forms: shoulder joints

Type of: articulatio spheroidea, ball-and-socket joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, spheroid joint

Part of: body, torso, trunk

Encyclopedia: Shoulder joint