Adduction

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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 when one speaks about the operation of the muscle in anatomy or musculature. the lateral (sideways) separation of two bones attached by a joint

Contents 1 Muscles of adduction 1.1 Upper limb 1.2 Lower limb 1.3 Other 2 References 3 External links

[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^[2]
  • Palmar interossei

• of thumb^[3]
  • Adductor pollicis

[edit] Lower limb

• of thigh at hip^[4]
  • medial compartment of thigh/adductor muscles of the hip
    • Adductor longus
    • Adductor brevis
    • Adductor magnus
    • Pectineus
    • Gracilis

• of toes (S2-S3)^[5]
  • Adductor hallucis
  • Plantar interossei

[edit] Other

• vocal folds
  • Lateral cricoarytenoid muscle

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

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Shoulder.html#anchor104396
2. ^ http://www.exrx.net/Articulations//Fingers.html#anchor782163
3. ^ http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Thumb.html#anchor207366
4. ^ http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Hip.html#anchor846250
5. ^ http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Toes.html#anchor233122

[edit] External links

• Adduction at eMedicine Dictionary

v • d • e Joints
Types of joints	Amphiarthrosis - Symphysis - Gomphosis - Synovial joint (Hinge joint, Pivot joint, Condyloid joint, Saddle joint, Ball and socket joint, Gliding joint)
Terminology	Kinesiology - Anatomical terms of motion - Agonist/Antagonist
Motions	Flexion/Extension - Adduction/Abduction - Internal rotation/External rotation - Supination/Pronation - Plantarflexion/Dorsiflexion - Eversion/Inversion - Elevation/Depression - Protraction/Retraction

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