The teres minor is a small muscle located in the rotator cuff of the shoulder. Its main function is to assist in the rotation of the arm away from the body and helps with shoulder stability. Strengthening this muscle can help prevent shoulder injuries and improve overall shoulder function.
Axillary nerve- supplies the deltoid and teres minor muscles and the skin of the shoulderRadial nerve- controls the extensor muscles of the upper limb as well as the skin over the posterior and lateral margins of the armMusculocutaneous nerve- supplies the flexor muscles of the upper limb to the skin of the lateral armMedian nerve- innervates the flexor muscles of the forearm and digits, the pronator muscles, and the lateral skin of the hand.Ulnar nerve- controls the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle of the forearm, other muscles of the hand, and the medial skin of the hand
The Ulnar nerve is located in the joint of the elbow. It is the largest unprotected nerve in the human body, therefore injuries are very common. It is also commonly referred to as the "Funny Bone".
The cubital fossa is an endangerment site located in the anterior elbow. This is a triangular depression on the anterior aspect of the elbow formed by the biceps brachii muscle laterally and the brachioradialis muscle and pronator teres muscle medially.
The pronator teres muscle is a forearm muscle that plays a role in pronation (rotating the palm downwards), and not in supination (rotating the palm upwards).
The teres major muscle is considered to be antagonistic to the teres minor muscle. The teres major muscle is a larger muscle located in the upper arm that works to extend, medially rotate, and adduct the arm, while the teres minor muscle is a smaller muscle that works to laterally rotate the arm.
Teres major muscle
The teres major muscle functions in both adduction and medial rotation of the humerus. The antagonists of this muscle are those which abduct the humerus and rotate it externally. The infraspinatus, posterior deltoid, and teres minor all function as antagonists of the teres major.
Axillary nerve supplies the deltoid and the teres minor mucsles. So you wouldn't be able to abduct your arm otherwise. It is also the lateral cord of the brachial plexus.
Teres major
The muscle of the pectoralis is antagonist to the latissimus dorsi during the shoulder adduction. The anterior fibers are involved in shoulder abduction when the shoulder is externally rotated.
m. teres minor and major
The latissimus dorsi and teres major
Teres Major originates on the dorsal aspect of the inferior angle of the scapula and inserts on the medial lip of the intertubercular groove of the humerus. Teres Major can internally rotate and adduct the arm.
Latissimus dorsi is the synergist of the teres major.Specifically, a synergist is a muscle which acts with another. The latissimus dorsi helps adduct and rotate the shoulder to elbow bone called the humerus. The teres major is a shoulder-related muscle.
Pronator quadratus and pronator teres perform pronation, brachioradialis aids initiation of the movement.
There are stretching exercises for the teres minor muscle. Any stretches involving the shoulder or shoulder blade will stretch the teres minor muscle.