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Muscles > Back > Upper Back > Teres minor

Part of the Upper Back muscle group
Location The sides of the upper back, in the armpit area, above the teres major
Action Helps move the shoulders and upper arms back
Other names Rotator cuff
Notes One of the rotator cuff muscles, along with the infraspinatus, subscapularis, and supraspinatus. Injuries to muscles in this group are common. In some people the teres minor and infraspinatus are fused, forming one muscle.

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