As you climb a tree, you pull your thigh sideways (spreading your legs apart)to rest your foot on a nearby branch. This thigh movement is adduction.

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Adduction is the movement of bringing a limb closer to the midline of the body. Spreading your legs apart, as described in this scenario, is the movement of abduction, which is the opposite of adduction.

As You Climb a Tree, You Pull Your Thigh Sideways