Adduction is a movement which brings a limb — arm or leg — closer to the sagittal plane of the body. It is opposed to abduction. This term is also used in reference to the operation of the muscle in anatomy or musculature. Muscles of adduction Upper limb of arm at shoulder Shoulder Articulations Subscapularis Teres major Pectoralis major Infraspinatus Triceps brachii (caput longum) Latissimus dorsi Coracobrachialis of hand at wrist Wrist Articulations Flexor carpi ulnaris Extensor… (More on Adduction)