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.

Upper limb

Arm and shoulder of arm at shoulder (raising arm)Shoulder Articulationsshoulder/surface/ghsurface1 at the Dartmouth Medical School's Department of Anatomy Supraspinatus 0–15 Deltoid 15–90

Hand and wrist of hand at wristWrist Articulations Flexor carpi radialis Extensor carpi radialis longus Extensor carpi radialis brevis of fingerFinger Articulations Abductor digiti minimi Dorsal interossei of the hand of thumbThumb Articulations Abductor pollicis longus Abductor pollicis brevis

Lower limb of femur at hipHip Articulations Gluteus maximus muscle Gluteus medius muscle Gluteus minimus muscle Sartorius muscle Tensor fasciae latae muscle Piriformis of toeFoot Articulations 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

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