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Teres Minor
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The "T" of SITS; an external rotator of the shoulder also involved in horizontal abduction and extension.
Detail
The teres minor is one of the four rotator cuff (SITS) muscles. Its functions are external rotation and involvement in horizontal abduction and extension.
Key facts
- Function 1: external rotation.
- Function 2: also involved in horizontal abduction and extension.
Connections
- rotator-cuff — the SITS group.
- external-rotation — primary function.
- horizontal-extension-abduction — also involved.
- infraspinatus — shares the same functions.
SourceReference manual
p.84
Cited authorities in source: Ellison (1991).
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External Rotation
Rotation with the axis of the bone turning away from the body (e.g., the humerus turned outward).Horizontal Extension (Abduction)
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The "I" of SITS; an external rotator of the shoulder also involved in horizontal abduction and extension.Rotator Cuff (SITS)Closely related
The four rotator cuff muscles — Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, Subscapularis (SITS) — that rotate and stabilize the shoulder joint.