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  2. List of adductors of the human body - Wikipedia

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    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

  3. Muscles of the thumb - Wikipedia

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    The muscles of the thumb are nine skeletal muscles located in the hand and forearm. The muscles allow for flexion, extension, adduction, abduction and opposition of the thumb. The muscles acting on the thumb can be divided into two groups: The extrinsic hand muscles, with their muscle bellies located in the forearm, and the intrinsic hand ...

  4. 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.

  5. Understanding Abduction Vs. Adduction Will Level Up ... - AOL

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    In addition to powering movements in which you move your leg out away from your midline, these muscles (which are located on the outsides of your hips and include some of your smaller glute ...

  6. Anatomical terms of motion - Wikipedia

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    In the case of fingers and toes, it is bringing the digits together, towards the centerline of the hand or foot. Dropping the arms to the sides, and bringing the knees together, are examples of adduction. [15] Adduction of the wrist is also known as ulnar deviation which moves the hand towards the ulnar styloid (or, towards the little finger).

  7. Adductor pollicis muscle - Wikipedia

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    In human anatomy, the adductor pollicis muscle is a muscle in the hand that functions to adduct the thumb. It has two heads: transverse and oblique. It has two heads: transverse and oblique. It is a fleshy, flat, triangular, and fan-shaped muscle deep in the thenar compartment beneath the long flexor tendons and the lumbrical muscles at the ...

  8. Pectoralis major - Wikipedia

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    During a surgery performed to correct the sternal depression, it was found that the right pectoralis major was totally absent. However, previous physical exams did not show deficiencies in muscle strength as the right shoulder was good for flexion, adduction, horizontal adduction and internal rotation. Moreover, his pain and touch sensation ...

  9. List of abductors of the human body - Wikipedia

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    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