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 limbEdit

Arm and shoulderEdit

of arm at shoulder (lowering arm)^[1]
- Subscapularis
- Teres major
- Pectoralis major
- Infraspinatus
- Triceps brachii (long head)
- Latissimus dorsi
- Coracobrachialis

Hand and wristEdit

of hand at wrist^[2]
- Flexor carpi ulnaris
- Extensor carpi ulnaris
of fingers^[3]
- Palmar interossei
of thumb^[4]
- Adductor pollicis

Lower limbEdit

of thigh at hip^[5]
- medial compartment of thigh/adductor muscles of the hip

Foot and toesEdit

of toes (S2-S3)^[6]
- Adductor hallucis
- Plantar interossei

OtherEdit

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

ReferencesEdit

See alsoEdit

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