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Abduction is a movement of a body part away from the median plane of the body (think someone raising their leg or arm away from their side). Adduction is just the opposite, meaning movement of a body part toward the median plane of the body.
The opposite term is extension, or straightening. Flexion decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at a joint, and extension increases it. Abduction, in functional anatomy, is a movement which draws a limb away from the median (Sagittal) plane of the body.It is thus opposed to adduction. Basically, with abduction you move a limb away from the front-to-back plane, for instance moving an arm or leg sideways away from the trunk.he opposite term is extension, or straightening. Flexion decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at a joint, and extension increases it. Abduction, in functional anatomy, is a movement which draws a limb away from the median (Sagittal) plane of the body.