teres minor

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Origin

upper 2/3 of lateral border of scapula

Insertion

lower facet of greater tuberosity of humerus

Action

adducts arm & rotates it laterally

Innervation

axillary nerve (C5, C6)

More general terms

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995