Triceps Surae Muscle

Triceps Surae Muscle


Triceps surae
Latin musculus triceps surae
Gray's subject #129 482
Origin distal femur (gastrocnemius), posterior tibia (soleus)
Insertion achilles tendon, calcaneus
Artery posterior tibial artery
Nerve tibial nerve
Actions plantarflexion
Dorlands
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triceps surae muscle

The triceps surae (from Latin caput and sura. "three-headed calf ") is a pair of muscles located at the calf - the gastrocnemius and the soleus. These muscles both insert into the calcaneus, the bone of the heel of the human foot, and form the major part of the muscle of the posterior leg, commonly known as the calf muscle.

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