Vegetation acts as an interface between the atmosphere and the soil. It increases the permeability of the soil to rainwater, thus decreasing runoff. It shelters the soil from winds, which results in decreased wind erosion, as well as advantageous changes in microclimate.
The shoulder is a ball-and-socket type of joint and is anatomically referred to as the gleno-humeral joint, describing the two bony structures involved. The socket is the glenoid cavity, a cup-shaped piece of bone that juts out from a corner of the shoulder blade (scapula).
glenoid. adj. 1. (Anatomy) resembling or having a shallow cavity.2. (Anatomy) denoting the cavity in the shoulder blade into which the head of the upper arm bone fits. [C18: from Greek glÄnoeidÄs, from glÄnÄ socket of a joint].lenoid. adj. 1. (Anatomy) resembling or having a shallow cavity.