The early period of the Romantic Era was a time of war, with the French Revolution (1789â1799) followed by the Napoleonic Wars until 1815. These wars, along with the political and social turmoil that went along with them, served as the background for Romanticism.
Adduction is the movement of a body part toward the bodyâs midline. In the case of fingers or toes, adduction is the movement of digits toward the limb. Closing arms to the chest or bringing knees together are examples of adduction. Adduction of the wrist is referred to as ulnar deviation.
Abduction and adduction refer to motions that move a structure away from or towards the centre of the body. The centre of the body is defined as the mid sagittal plane. These terms come from the Latin words with the same meaning. Abduction refers to a motion that pulls a structure or part away from the midline of the body. In the case of fingers and toes, it refers to spreading the digits apart, away from the centerline of the hand or foot. Abduction of the wrist is also called radial deviation.