Anatomical planes in a human

Adduction is a movement which brings a limb — arm or leg — closer to the sagittal plane of the body. It is opposed to abduction.

This term is also used in reference to the operation of the muscle in anatomy or musculature.

[edit] Muscles of adduction

[edit] Upper limb

• of arm at shoulder^[1]
  • Subscapularis
  • Teres major
  • Pectoralis major
  • Infraspinatus
  • Triceps brachii (caput longum)
  • Latissimus dorsi
  • Coracobrachialis

• of hand at wrist^[2]
  • Flexor carpi ulnaris
  • Extensor carpi ulnaris

• of fingers^[3]
  • Palmar interossei

• of thumb^[4]
  • Adductor pollicis

[edit] Lower limb

• of thigh at hip^[5]
  • medial compartment of thigh/adductor muscles of the hip
    • Adductor longus
    • Adductor brevis
    • Adductor magnus
    • Pectineus
    • Gracilis

• of toes (S2-S3)^[6]
  • Adductor hallucis
  • Plantar interossei

[edit] Other

• vocal folds
  • Lateral cricoarytenoid muscle

• eyeball
  • Superior rectus muscle
  • Inferior rectus muscle
  • Medial rectus muscle

[edit] References

1. ^ Shoulder Articulations
2. ^ Wrist Articulations
3. ^ Finger Articulations
4. ^ Thumb Articulations
5. ^ Hip Articulations
6. ^ Foot Articulations

[edit] External links

• Adduction at eMedicine Dictionary

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