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Anatomical planes in a human

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.

[edit] Muscles of abduction

[edit] Upper limb

The coming together of two bones attached by a joint laterally

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

[edit] Lower limb

of femur at hip^[6]
- Gluteus medius
- Gluteus minimus

of toe^[7]

[edit] Other

vocal folds
- Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle

eyeball

[edit] References

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[0] Shoulder Articulations

[1] Anatomy at Dartmouth shoulder/surface/ghsurface1

[2] Wrist Articulations

[3] Finger Articulations

[4] Thumb Articulations

[5] Hip Articulations

[6] Foot Articulations

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Contents

[edit] Muscles of abduction

[edit] Upper limb

[edit] Lower limb

[edit] Other

[edit] References