Adduction

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For the legal concept, see adduction (law).

Adduction is a movement which brings a part of the anatomy closer to the middle sagittal plane of the body. It is opposed to abduction.

Contents

1 Muscles of adduction
2 References
3 External links

Muscles of adduction [edit]

Upper limb [edit]

of arm at shoulder (lowering arm)^[1]
- Subscapularis
- Teres major
- Pectoralis major
- Infraspinatus
- Triceps brachii (caput longum)
- Latissimus dorsi
- Coracobrachialis

of hand at wrist^[2]
- Flexor carpi ulnaris
- Extensor carpi ulnaris

of fingers^[3]
- Palmar interossei

of thumb^[4]
- Adductor pollicis

Lower limb [edit]

of thigh at hip^[5]
- medial compartment of thigh/adductor muscles of the hip

of toes (S2-S3)^[6]
- Adductor hallucis
- Plantar interossei

Other [edit]

eyeball

jaw (muscles of mastication, the closing of the jaw is adduction):
- masseter
- pterygoid muscles (lateral and medial)
- temporalis

vocal folds
- Lateral cricoarytenoid muscle

References [edit]

External links [edit]

Adduction at eMedicine Dictionary

Joints (TA A03.0, TH H3.02, GA 3.284)

Types

synostosis

by range of motion: Synarthrosis
Amphiarthrosis
Diarthrosis

Terminology

Motions

specialized/upper limbs: Protraction/Retraction
Supination/Pronation

specialized/lower limbs: Plantarflexion/Dorsiflexion
Eversion/Inversion

Components

capsular: Articular capsule
- Synovial membrane
- Fibrous membrane
Synovial fluid
Synovial bursa
Articular disk/Meniscus

extracapsular: Ligament
Enthesis

anat (h/c, u, t, l)/phys

noco (arth/defr/back/soft)/cong, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug (M01C, M4)

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