A adductor muscle is any
muscle
Skeletal muscles (commonly referred to as muscles) are Organ (biology), organs of the vertebrate muscular system and typically are attached by tendons to bones of a skeleton. The muscle cells of skeletal muscles are much longer than in the other ...
that causes
adduction
Motion, the process of movement, is described using specific anatomical terms. Motion includes movement of organs, joints, limbs, and specific sections of the body. The terminology used describes this motion according to its direction relati ...
. It may refer to:
Humans
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Adductor muscles of the hip
The adductor muscles of the hip are a group of muscles mostly used for bringing the thighs together (called adduction).
Structure
The adductor group is made up of:
* Adductor brevis
* Adductor longus
* Adductor magnus
* Adductor minimus This i ...
, the most common reference in humans, but may also refer to
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Adductor brevis muscle
The adductor brevis is a muscle in the thigh situated immediately deep to the pectineus and adductor longus. It belongs to the adductor muscle group. The main function of the adductor brevis is to pull the thigh medially. The adductor brevis ...
, a muscle in the thigh situated immediately behind the pectineus and adductor longus
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Adductor hallucis muscle
The Adductor hallucis (Adductor obliquus hallucis) arises by two heads—oblique and transverse and is responsible for adducting the big toe. It has two heads, both are innervated by the lateral plantar nerve.
Structure Oblique head
The ''obliqu ...
, a muscle responsible for adducting the big toe
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Adductor longus muscle
In the human body, the adductor longus is a skeletal muscle located in the thigh. One of the adductor muscles of the hip, its main function is to adduct the thigh and it is innervated by the obturator nerve. It forms the medial wall of th ...
, a skeletal muscle located in the thigh
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Adductor magnus Adductor may refer to:
* One of the anatomical terms of motion
Motion, the process of movement, is described using specific anatomical terms. Motion includes movement of organs, joints, limbs, and specific sections of the body. The terminol ...
on the medial side of the thigh
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Adductor minimus muscle
In human anatomy, the adductor minimus (adductor femoris minimus or adductor quartus) is a small and flat skeletal muscle in the thigh which constitutes the upper, lateral part of the adductor magnus muscle.Bergman, Ronald A.; Afifi, Adel K.; Mi ...
, a small and flat skeletal muscle in the thigh
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Adductor pollicis muscle
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 is a fleshy, flat, triangular, and fan-shaped muscle deep in the thenar compartment benea ...
, a muscle in the hand that functions to adduct the thumb
Other animals
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Adductor muscles (bivalve)
The adductor muscles are the main muscular system in bivalve mollusks (e.g. in clams, scallops, mussels, oysters, etc.). In many parts of the world, when people eat scallops, the adductor muscles are the only part of the animal which is eaten. ...
, a muscle in the interior of a bivalve mollusk which close the valves
* The large foot-to-shell muscle in
gastropods such as the abalone and limpet
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