A movement toward the midline is called adduction. Adduct means to bring towards the center. The opposite, "abduction" is moving away from midline.
Adduction is the medical term meaning movement of a limb towards the midline.
Medial means toward the midline.
Medial means toward the midline.
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The medical term for movement towards the middle is "adduction." This term describes the action of bringing a body part closer to the midline of the body.
Toward or nearest the middle/midline is MEDIAL
Toward the midline means in the direction of the middle of the body. "Medial" means located closer to the midline, and adduction is movement of the limbs towards the midline.
Starting from the anatomical position, abduction indicates the movement of an arm or leg away from the midline or midsagittal plane. Adduction indicates movement of an extremity toward the midline.
Rotating your wrist inward from anatomical position moves your pinkie finger toward the midline of the body. This movement is called adduction in medical terminology. Rotation of your wrist the opposite way so your thumb is far away from the midline of the body is called abduction.
Abduction is an anatomical term describing movement of a limb or other body part, and it specifically describes movement away from the midline or the median plane. When the fingers of your opened hand spread outward, they move away from the neutrally positioned 3rd digit, this is abduction of the fingers. When you bring your arm up laterally from you side within the coronal or frontal plane, you are abducting your shoulder. The same goes for bringing your leg out laterally within the coronal plane.Bending your trunk or head laterally within the coronal plane away from the midline is not termed abduction. In this case you are performing lateral flexion or lateral bending.The opposite of abduction is adduction, which means to move a limb or other part of the body toward the midline.
False.Adduction is the movement toward the body. Abduction is the movement away from the body.
Adduction- rowing Abduction- gymnastics
Abduction is when a body part moves away from the midline.
Adduction brings the body part toward the midline of the body. Example, raise arms above your head and clasp your hands together Abduction brings the body part away from the midline of the body. Example, raise your arms from the waist up to shoulder height keeping the hands level with the shoulders
Posterior.
Proximally