Home Anatomy Guide Gastrocnemius Muscle Gastrocnemius MuscleWritten By: Chloe Wilson BSc(Hons) PhysiotherapyReviewed By: FPE Medical Review BoardThe gastrocnemius muscle is the largest and most superficial of the two calf muscles in the lower leg. It plays a vital role with daily activities such as...
Calf Muscle Anatomy The calf is made up of two muscles, gastrocnemius and soleus. They work together to pull the foot downwards into plantarflexion e.g. pointing your toes or lifting your heel up off the floor. The deep soleus muscle arises from just below the knee joint. The gastrocnemius...
Man of Sorrows with a Chalice (Christ as Redeemer) 作者: 亨德里克·霍尔奇尼斯 Hendrick Goltzius 创作日期: 1614 作品风格: 矫饰主义(文艺复兴晚期), 巴洛克 作品题材: 宗教画 作品材质: 画板, 油彩 , 木材 原作尺寸: 107.3 x 97.2 公分 版权信息: 公有领域 ...
The main function of the biceps femoris is to flex the knee and also rotate the tibia laterally. The biceps femoris also curls the leg back. Gluteus Maximus Muscle (The Glutes) Also known as the glutes, the butt, or the behind, the gluteus maximus is the largest muscle in the body. Th...
This common injury is a stretching or tearing of the gastrocnemius or soleus muscles of the lower leg. One or both muscles may be affected. 这种常见的损伤是小腿腓肠肌或比目鱼肌的拉伸或撕裂。可发生于其中一块肌肉或两块肌肉均受累及...
When the muscles of the quadriceps femoris group contract, they extend the knee joint, straightening the leg. How do the bones of the human skeleton move? Skeletal muscles contract and relax to mechanically move the body. Messages from the nervous system cause these muscle contractions. The whole...
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Anatomy Skeletal Muscle Smooth Muscle Causes Other Causes Dystonias Risk Factors Symptoms Duration Diagnosis Treatment How to Stop Prognosis Prevention FAQs What are muscle spasms? You can relieve mild back spasms at home with heat, ice, rest, and over-the-counter painkillers...
Clinical AnatomyTubbs, RS, Salter, EG, Oakes, WJ (2006) Dissection of a rare accessory muscle of the leg: the tensor fasciae suralis muscle. Clin Anat 19: pp. 571-572R. S. Tubbs, E. G. Salter, and W. J. Oakes, "Dissection of a rare accessory muscle of the leg: the tensor ...
2. (Anatomy) an organ composed of muscle tissue 3. strength or force vb (intr; often foll by in, on, etc) informal to force one's way (in) [C16: from medical Latin musculus little mouse, from the imagined resemblance of some muscles to mice, from Latin mūs mouse] ˈmuscly, ˈ...