THE LIMBS OF THE HOESE 



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Just as the insertion of the subscapular muscle may be regarded 

 as functioning as a medial collateral ligament, so may the strong 

 tendinous insertion of the infraspinous muscle be regarded as render- 

 ing the presence of a lateral collateral ligament unnecessary. 



M. TERES MINOR. — The teres minor muscle lies on the flexor side of 



M. supraspinatus. M. supraspinatus. 



M. subscapularis. 



M. infraspinatus. 



jM. teres minor. 



M. triceps brachii 

 (caput laterale). 



M. deltoideus. 



M. triceps brachii 

 (caput mediale). 



M. anconeus. 



M. flexor carpi radialis. 



M. extensor carpi ulnaris. 



M. flexor carpi ulnaris. Mm. flexores digitorum sublimis et profundus. 



Fig. 16. — Posterior Aspect of the Humerus, with Areas of Muscular Attachment. 



the shoulder joint, between the triceps and the deltoid and infraspinous 



muscles. To see the origin of the muscle it is necessary to remove a 



part of the infraspinous. 



The teres minor has a tendinous origin from the greater part of the 



axillary border of the scapula and an oblique line in the distal part of 



the infraspinous fossa, and a fleshy origin from a tubercle close to the 



margin of the glenoid cavity. The insertion is to the proximal part of 



the crest of the greater tubercle, of the humerus. 

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