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triceps surae

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The name given by some anatomists to the gastrocnemius and the Lateral head soleus muscles which shape the posterior calf and insect via a common tendon into the calcaneus of the heel. The gastrocnemius has two heads and the soleus one head.

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Did you mean: triceps surae, Triceps surae muscle, reflex, Achilles jerk (reflex bending of the foot)


 

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