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  2. List of abductors of the human body - Wikipedia

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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

  3. Latissimus dorsi muscle - Wikipedia

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    The pair of muscles are commonly known as "lats", especially among bodybuilders. The latissimus dorsi is responsible for extension, adduction, transverse extension also known as horizontal abduction (or horizontal extension), [1] flexion from an extended position, and (medial) internal rotation of the shoulder joint.

  4. Anatomical terms of motion - Wikipedia

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    Abduction is a motion that pulls a structure or part away from the midline of the body, carried out by one or more abductor muscles. In the case of fingers and toes, it is spreading the digits apart, away from the centerline of the hand or foot. [ 15 ]

  5. List of movements of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Plantarflexion of the foot: Primary muscles for plantar flexion are situated in the Posterior compartment of leg, namely the superficial Gastrocnemius, Soleus and Plantaris (only weak participation), and the deep muscles Flexor hallucis longus, Flexor digitorum longus and Tibialis posterior.

  6. List of skeletal muscles of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Parts and bellies are listed out as separate rows, as they are sometimes considered separate muscles. - Anything denoting the muscles relationship to another muscle such as e.g. superior, inferior etc. should always be used as a suffix and not a prefix, to create better sortability of the list. Location

  7. Shoulder joint - Wikipedia

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    Abduction is carried out by the deltoid and the supraspinatus in the first 90 degrees. From 90-180 degrees it is the trapezius and the serratus anterior. Adduction is carried out by the pectoralis major, latissimus dorsi, teres major and the subscapularis. Horizontal abduction and horizontal adduction of the shoulder (transverse plane)

  8. Abductor muscle - Wikipedia

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    Abductor muscle refers to any muscle that causes abduction and may refer to: Abductor digiti minimi muscle of hand; Abductor digiti minimi muscle of foot; Abductor hallucis muscle; Abductor pollicis brevis muscle; Abductor pollicis longus muscle

  9. Supraspinatus muscle - Wikipedia

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    The supraspinatus muscle performs abduction of the arm, and pulls the head of the humerus medially towards the glenoid cavity. [5] It independently prevents the head of the humerus from slipping inferiorly. [5] The supraspinatus works in cooperation with the deltoid muscle to perform abduction, including when the arm is in an adducted position. [5]