One of two shoulder muscles running from the shoulder blade to the top of the humerus. The larger of the two muscles, the teres major, makes the arm turn towards the inside, and the smaller, the teres minor, makes it turn towards the outside.
Either of two muscles (teres major and teres minor) in the shoulder region, responsible for some shoulder and arm movements.
Either of two muscles of the shoulder, extending from the scapula to the humerus. The teres major draws the arm toward the body and rotates it inward; the teres minor rotates the arm outward.
Round and smooth; cylindrical; used to describe certain muscles and ligaments.
Round and smooth; used to describe ligaments or muscles.