Abduction refers to the movement of a body part away from the middle of the body.
You may abduct your arm when putting it through the sleeve of a zip-up jacket. You often abduct your right leg when stepping into a car. Jumping jacks are a combination of abducting and adducting your arms and legs while jumping!
![Child Jumping Jack Child in striped shirt doing a jumping jack with arms and legs abducted.](https://mykidsplace.zone/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Child-Jumping-Jack-1024x1024.png)