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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
*
Supraspinatus
* Deltoid- Past 15 degrees
Hand and
wrist
of
hand
at wrist
*
Flexor carpi radialis
*
Extensor carpi radialis longus
*
Extensor carpi radialis brevis
of
finger
*
Abductor digiti minimi
*
Dorsal interossei of the hand
of
thumb
*
Abductor pollicis longus
*
Abductor pollicis brevis
Lower limb
of
femur
at
hip
*
Gluteus maximus muscle
*
Gluteus medius muscle
*Gluteus
minimus
muscle
*Sartorius muscle
*Tensor
fasciae latae
muscle
*Piriformis
of
toe
*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
