teres major

teres major
te·res major 'ter-ēz-, 'tir- n a thick somewhat flattened muscle that arises chiefly from the lower third of the axillary border of the scapula, passes in front of the long head of the triceps to insert on the medial border of the bicipital groove of the humerus, and functions in opposition to the muscles comprising the rotator cuff by extending the arm when it is in the flexed position and by rotating it medially

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  • Teres major — Musculus teres major Schultermuskulatur mit M. teres major (5) Ursprung Unterer Rand des Schulterblattes (Angulus inferior scapulae) Ansatz Vorderseite des …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • teres major — noun teres muscle that moves the arm and rotates it medially • Syn: ↑teres major muscle, ↑musculus teres major • Hypernyms: ↑teres, ↑teres muscle …   Useful english dictionary

  • Teres major muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Teres major muscle Latin = musculus teres major GraySubject = 123 GrayPage = 442 Caption = Muscles on the dorsum of the scapula, and the Triceps brachii muscle: #3 is Latissimus dorsi muscle #5 is Teres major muscle #6 is… …   Wikipedia

  • teres major muscle — noun teres muscle that moves the arm and rotates it medially • Syn: ↑teres major, ↑musculus teres major • Hypernyms: ↑teres, ↑teres muscle …   Useful english dictionary

  • teres major muscle — musculus teres major …   Medical dictionary

  • M. teres major — Musculus teres major Schultermuskulatur mit M. teres major (5) Ursprung Unterer Rand des Schulterblattes (Angulus inferior scapulae) Ansatz Vorderseite des …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Musculus teres major — Schultermuskulatur mit M. teres major (5) Ursprung Unterer Rand des Schulterblattes (Angulus inferior scapulae) Ansatz …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • musculus teres major — noun teres muscle that moves the arm and rotates it medially • Syn: ↑teres major, ↑teres major muscle • Hypernyms: ↑teres, ↑teres muscle …   Useful english dictionary

  • musculus teres major — [TA] teres major muscle: origin, inferior angle of scapula; insertion, lip of intertubercular sulcus of humerus; innervation, lower subscapular; action, adducts, extends, rotates arm medially …   Medical dictionary

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