A movement away from the longitudinal axis of the body in the frontal plane is
A) abduction.
B) flexion.
C) extension.
D) rotation.
E) gliding.

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Abduction is the movement of a body part away from the midline of the body in the frontal plane. The other options do not involve movement away from the longitudinal axis of the body in the frontal plane. Flexion and extension involve movement in the sagittal plane, rotation involves movement in the transverse plane, and gliding involves movement of bones sliding past each other.

A Movement Away from the Longitudinal Axis of the Body