NationMaster - 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.

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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