Abduction – movement away from the midline of the body. This occurs at the hip and shoulder joints during a jumping jack movement. Adduction – movement towards the midline of the body.

Ball and socket joints also allow types of movement called abduction, adduction, rotation and circumduction. Abduction – movement away from the midline of the body. This occurs at the hip and ...

In the first experiment, 59 individuals were asked to estimate and then perform the maximum range of wrist rotation in four directions: abduction (away from the body), adduction (toward the body ...