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In a man lifting up a suitcase, downward dislocation of glenohumeral joint is prevented by:

A
Deltoid
B
Latissimus dorsi
C
Coracobrachialis
D
Supra spinatous
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. C CoracobrachialisRef: Gray's, 41st ed. pg. 819-821* The coracobrachialis is an elongated muscle in the superomedial part of the arm. The coracobrachialis helps flex and adduct the arm and stabilize the glenohumeral joint.* With the deltoid and long head of the triceps, it serves as a shunt muscle, resisting downward dislocation of the head of the humerus, as when carrying a heavy suitcase.* The median nerve and/or the brachial artery may run deep to the coracobrachialis and be compressed by it.* Nerve supply 2 Musculocutaneous nerve.

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