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[]
- of hand at wrist[3]
- Flexor carpi radialis
- Extensor carpi radialis longus
- Extensor carpi radialis brevis
- of finger[4]
- Abductor digiti minimi
- Dorsal interossei of the hand
- of thumb[5]
- Abductor pollicis longus
- Abductor pollicis brevis
Lower limb[]
- of femur at hip[6]
- Gluteus maximus muscle
- Gluteus medius muscle
- Gluteus minimus muscle
- Sartorius muscle
- Tensor fasciae latae muscle
- Piriformis
- of toe[7]
- Abductor hallucis
- Abductor digiti minimi
- Dorsal interossei of the foot
Other[]
- vocal folds
- eyeball
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
See also[]
Categories:
- Abductors (muscles)
- Anatomical terms of motion