List of abductors of the human body
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Abduction is an anatomical term of motion referring to a movement which draws a limb out to the side, away from the median sagittal plane of the body. It is thus opposed to adduction.
Upper limb[edit]
Arm and shoulder[edit]
Hand and wrist[edit]
Lower limb[edit]
Other[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Shoulder Articulations
- ^ shoulder/surface/ghsurface1 at the Dartmouth Medical School's Department of Anatomy
- ^ Wrist Articulations
- ^ Finger Articulations
- ^ Thumb Articulations
- ^ Hip Articulations
- ^ Foot Articulations