Teres minor muscle

The teres minor muscle is a muscle in the rotator cuff.

Related Topics:
Muscle - Rotator cuff

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This muscle originates from the lateral border of the scapula and inserts on the greater tubercle of the humerus. It laterally rotates and adducts the arm. The innervation comes from the axillary nerve and blood supply is from the lateral circumflex humeral artery and the circumflex scapular artery.

Related Topics:
Scapula - Humerus - Axillary nerve

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