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BodyPlanes — Anatomical planes in a human
Added by Dr Joe Kiff

Abduction, in functional anatomy, is a movement which draws a limb away from the median (Sagittal) plane of the body. It is thus opposed to adduction.

Muscles of abduction

Upper limb

of arm at shoulder^[1]^[2]
- Supraspinatus (initiates motion)
- Deltoid (continues motion)

of hand at wrist^[3]

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 medius
- Gluteus minimus

of toe^[7]

Other

vocal folds
- Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle

eyeball

References

External links

Diagram at gla.ac.uk

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[0] ttp://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Shoulder.html#anchor105322

[1] Anatomy at Dartmouth shoulder/surface/ghsurface1

[2] ttp://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Wrist.html#anchor263084

[3] ttp://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Fingers.html#anchor782744

[4] ttp://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Thumb.html#anchor207954

[5] ttp://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Hip.html#anchor847041

[6] ttp://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Toes.html#anchor232714

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