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Encyclopedia > Abductor muscle

In anatomy and physiology, abduction is the moving of limbs away from the midline of the body. An abductor muscle is a muscle that perform this action.


For example, the abductor muscles of the human thigh are used to spread the legs apart.


See also

  • Anatomical terms of location#Relative directions



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Related WordNet synsets for SUMO concept Muscle (1014 words)
the muscle that extends the forearm and abducts the ulna in pronation of the wrist
a thin quadrilateral muscle at the junction of the thoracic and lumbar regions; acts to counteract the pull of the diaphragm on the ribs to which it is attached
a muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm
ABDOMEN - The posterior of the three principal divisions or tagmata of the insect body composed of no more than 12 ... (5970 words)
ABDUCTOR MUSCLE - A muscle that pulls a structure away from the central body of an animal or a structure.
ABDUCTOR TENDON - An apodeme to which the abductor muscle is attached; a broad, flat apodeme attached to the ectal margin of the mandible.
FRONTAL MUSCLE - A muscle arising from the ental surface of the frons and associated with the pharynx, in Heliothis zea, one of the muscles associated with the cibarial pump.
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