The teres minor is a small, elongated muscle that runs from the scapula to the humerus. It originates from the lateral border of the scapula and inserts in the great tuberosity of thr humerus by a flat, thick tendon. It is innervated by the fifth and sixth cervical nerves and supplied by the dorsal scapular artery which branches from the subscapular artery. This muscle laterally rotates the arm and helps stabilize the shoulder joint by holding the head of the humerus in its socket. Research Teres Minor
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Medicine
Research Teres Minor
