The term âshoulder instabilityâ is used to refer to the inability to maintain the humeral head in the glenoid fossa.The ligamentous and muscle structures around the glenohumeral joint, under non-pathological conditions, create a balanced net joint reaction force. The relevant structures are listed below.
Definition of synapse. : the point at which a nervous impulse passes from one neuron to another.
5.2.1 Structure and Function of the Synapse. The function of the synapse is to transfer electric activity (information) from one cell to another. The transfer can be from nerve to nerve (neuro-neuro), or nerve to muscle (neuro-myo). The region between the pre- and postsynaptic membrane is very narrow, only 30-50 nm.