page_title: Teres minor muscle
hierarchical_section_title: Teres minor muscle
caption_attribution_description: #3 correspond au muscle grand dorsal. (Latismus Dorsi) #5 correspond au muscle grand-rond. (Teres Major) #6 correspond au muscle petit-rond. (Teres Minor) #7 correspond au muscle supra-épineux. (Supraspinatus) #8 correspond au muscle infra-épineux. (Infraspinatus) #13 correspond à la longue portion du triceps. (Long Head of the Triceps) names replaced by numbers
context_page_description: The teres minor is a narrow, elongated muscle of the rotator cuff. The muscle originates from the lateral border and adjacent posterior surface of the corresponding right or left scapula and inserts at both the greater tubercle of the humerus and the posterior surface of the joint capsule.
  The primary function of the teres minor is to modulate the action of the deltoid, preventing the humeral head from sliding upward as the arm is abducted. It also functions to rotate the humerus laterally. The teres minor is innervated by the axillary nerve.
context_section_description: The teres minor (Latin teres meaning 'rounded') is a narrow, elongated muscle of the rotator cuff. The muscle originates from the lateral border and adjacent posterior surface of the corresponding right or left scapula and inserts at both the greater tubercle of the humerus and the posterior surface of the joint capsule.
  The primary function of the teres minor is to modulate the action of the deltoid, preventing the humeral head from sliding upward as the arm is abducted. It also functions to rotate the humerus laterally. The teres minor is innervated by the axillary nerve.
caption: Muscles on the dorsum of the left scapula, and the Triceps brachii muscle: 
  #3 is Latissimus dorsi muscle
  #5 is Teres major muscle
  #6 is Teres minor muscle
  #7 is Supraspinatus muscle
  #8 is Infraspinatus muscle
  #13 is long head of Triceps brachii muscle
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