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
Arm and shoulder
Hand and wrist
Lower limb
Other
References
- ^ Shoulder Articulations
- ^ shoulder/surface/ghsurface1 at the Dartmouth Medical School's Department of Anatomy
- ^ Wrist Articulations
- ^ Finger Articulations
- ^ Thumb Articulations
- ^ Hip Articulations
- ^ Foot Articulations