List of abductors of the human body
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.
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Upper limb
Lower limb
- of femur at hip[6]
- Gluteus maximus muscle
- Gluteus medius muscle
- Gluteus minimus muscle
- Sartorius muscle
- Tensor fasciae latae muscle
- Piriformis
- of toe[7]
- Abductor hallucis
- Abductor digiti minimi
- Dorsal interossei of the foot
Other
References
- Shoulder Articulations
- shoulder/surface/ghsurface1 at the Dartmouth Medical School's Department of Anatomy
- Wrist Articulations
- Finger Articulations
- Thumb Articulations
- Hip Articulations
- Foot Articulations
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