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

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Adduction is the movement of a body part toward the longitudinal axis of the body in the frontal plane. This is the opposite movement of abduction, which is the movement of a body part away from the longitudinal axis of the body in the frontal plane. Flexion and extension refer to movements in the sagittal plane, and rotation refers to movements around an axis.

A Movement Toward the Longitudinal Axis of the Body in the Frontal