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

• of arm at shoulder (raising arm)^[1][2]
  • Supraspinatus
  • Deltoid- Past 15 degrees

Hand and wrist

• of hand at wrist^[3]
  • Flexor carpi radialis
  • Extensor carpi radialis longus
  • Extensor carpi radialis brevis

• of finger^[4]
  • Abductor digiti minimi
  • Dorsal interossei of the hand

• of thumb^[5]
  • Abductor pollicis longus
  • Abductor pollicis brevis

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

• vocal folds
  • Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle

• eyeball
  • Lateral rectus muscle
  • Superior oblique muscle
  • Inferior oblique muscle

References

See also

This article uses anatomical terminology; for an overview, see anatomical terminology.