Muscles of rotator cuff are all EXCEPT:
55. Ans. (a) Teres majorRef: BDC 6th ed. vol. I / 68-69, 73* The rotator cuff is a group of tendons and muscles in the shoulder, connecting the upper arm (humerus) to the shoulder blade (scapula). The rotator cuff tendons provide stability to the shoulder; the muscles allow the shoulder to rotate.The Muscles in the Rotator Cuff Include# Teres minor# Infraspinatus# Supraspinatus# Subscapularis* Each muscle of the rotator cuff inserts at the scapula, and has a tendon that attaches to the humerus. Together, the tendons and other tissues form a cuff around the humerus.Mnemonic: SITS .Teres major is not a part of rotator cuff muscles.
Teres major
Teres minor
Infraspinatous
Supraspinatous
Back, Deltoid, and Scapular Region