List of adductors of the human body
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Adduction is an anatomical term of motion referring to a movement which brings a part of the anatomy closer to the middle sagittal plane of the body.
Upper limb[]
Arm and shoulder[]
- of arm at shoulder (lowering arm)[1]
- Subscapularis
- Teres major
- Pectoralis major
- Infraspinatus
- Triceps brachii (long head)
- Latissimus dorsi
- Coracobrachialis
Hand and wrist[]
- of hand at wrist[2]
- Flexor carpi ulnaris
- Extensor carpi ulnaris
- of fingers[3]
- Palmar interossei
- of thumb[4]
- Adductor pollicis
Lower limb[]
- of thigh at hip[5]
- medial compartment of thigh/adductor muscles of the hip
- Adductor longus
- Adductor brevis
- Adductor magnus
- Pectineus
- Gracilis
- medial compartment of thigh/adductor muscles of the hip
Foot and toes[]
- of toes (S2-S3)[6]
- Adductor hallucis
- Plantar interossei
Other[]
- eyeball
- jaw (muscles of mastication, the closing of the jaw is adduction):
- vocal folds
References[]
See also[]
Categories:
- Anatomical terms of motion