How many adductor muscles exist within the body? List them here.

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1 answer:

Vladimir79 [104]4 years ago

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Answer:

Explanation:

Adductor muscles are those muscles which pulls the body part away from the midline of the body. It draws the body part to the extremities. These are found in various parts of the body such as human thigh bones such as adductor longus, adductor mugnus and adductor brevis. These muscles in the thigh helps in providing the flexibility and rotation.

In the thumbs there is adductor pollicis. In the toes there is adductor hallucis.

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