Musculus teres major

Posterior view of muscles connecting the upper extremity to the vertebral column.

Beginning: margo lateralis et angulus inferior scapulae.

Tendon: crista tuberculi minoris.

Innervation: nervus subscapularis (C6).

Function: internal rotation, auxiliary muscle in adduction of the arm.

Vascular supply: a. subscapularis

References

• ČIHÁK, Radomír a Miloš GRIM. Anatomie. 2., uprav. a dopl vydání. Praha : Grada Publishing, 2002. 470 s. sv. 1. ISBN 80-7169-970-5.