List of adductors of the human body

Adduction is an anatomical term of motion referring to a movement which brings a part of the anatomy closer to the middle sagittal plane of the body.

Upper limb

Arm and shoulder of arm at shoulder (lowering arm)Shoulder Articulations Subscapularis Teres major Pectoralis major Triceps brachii (long head) Latissimus dorsi Coracobrachialis

Hand and wrist of hand at wristWrist Articulations Flexor carpi ulnaris Extensor carpi ulnaris of fingersFinger Articulations Palmar interossei of thumbThumb Articulations Adductor pollicis

Lower limb of thigh at hipHip Articulations medial compartment of thigh/adductor muscles of the hip Adductor longus Adductor brevis Adductor magnus Pectineus Gracilis

Foot and toes of toes (S2-S3)Foot Articulations Adductor hallucis Plantar interossei

Other eyeball Superior rectus muscle Inferior rectus muscle Medial rectus muscle jaw (muscles of mastication, the closing of the jaw is adduction): masseter pterygoid muscles (lateral and medial) temporalis vocal folds Lateral cricoarytenoid muscle

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