List_of_abductors_of_the_human_body

List of abductors of the human body

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

Lower limb

Other

References

  1. [1]
    Shoulder Articulations
  2. [2]
    shoulder/surface/ghsurface1 at the Dartmouth Medical School's Department of Anatomy
  3. [3]
    Wrist Articulations
  4. [4]
    Finger Articulations
  5. [5]
    Thumb Articulations
  6. [6]
    Hip Articulations
  7. [7]
    Foot Articulations

See also

This article uses anatomical terminology.
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