Muscular system
Teres major muscle
Musculus teres major
- System
- Muscular system
- Regions
- Trunk, Upper limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Scapulohumeral muscles
DescriptionUnreviewed
The teres major muscle is a muscle of the upper limb.
It attaches to the scapula and the humerus and is one of the seven scapulohumeral muscles.
It is a thick but somewhat flattened muscle.
The teres major muscle (from Latin teres, meaning "rounded") is positioned above the latissimus dorsi muscle and assists in the extension and medial rotation of the humerus.
This muscle is commonly confused as a rotator cuff muscle, but it is not because it does not attach to the capsule of the shoulder joint, unlike the teres minor muscle for example.
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Muscle attachments
Origin
Names
- Latin
- Musculus teres major
- English
- Teres major muscle
- French
- Muscle grand rond
- Spanish
- Músculo redondo mayor
- Portuguese
- Músculo redondo maior