Muscle Name: Teres Minor

Medical Name:

• Teres Minor

Other Names:

• None

Head:

• None (Single muscle)

Movement:

• Lateral rotation of the shoulder joint
  • Outward rotation of the arm
• Adduction of the shoulder joint
  • Bringing the arm closer to the body
• Stabilization of the shoulder joint
  • Maintaining the stability of the shoulder

Attachment:

• Origin:
  • Lateral border of the scapula (upper two-thirds)
• Insertion:
  • Greater tubercle of the humerus, inferior facet

Related Muscles:

• Supraspinatus
• Infraspinatus
• Subscapularis
• Deltoid
• Rhomboids

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