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u cant stand without the gastrocnemius muscle.FAKE
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What muscles in the foot enables you to stand on your tiptoes?
The muscles in your calves allow you to jump in the air without bending your knees and stand up on your toes. There are two calf muscles that are located in the back of your lower leg. The outer muscle is called the gastrocnemius, and the one closer to the bone is called the soleus.
What does the contraction of the gastrocnemius muscle usually result in?
type of contraction of gastrocnemius muscle?
What is the synergist muscle for the gastrocnemius?
Gastrocnemius
Is the soleus muscle superficial to the gastrocnemius?
The answer would be false. The soleus muscle is superficial to the tibia NOT the gastrocnemius.
What muscle is located directly beneath the gastrocnemius and has similar functions to gastrocnemius?
Soleus is the muscle that is located directly beneath the gastrocnemius and has similar functions to the gastrocnemius. The hamstrings muscles are a two joint muscle that acts at the knee and hip.
Does the gastrocnemius muscle form the cup of the shoulder?
No, the gastrocnemius muscle forms the belly of the calf in the lower leg.
What muscle is superior to the soleus muscle?
gastrocnemius
What knee muscle have reverse actions?
Gastrocnemius muscle
What is the gastronemius?
The gastrocnemius muscle is located with the soleus in the posterior (back) compartment of the leg. It is associated with the "bulge" in the calf muscle.
What is the two-bellied muscle?
Gastrocnemius
Whats the common name for the gastrocnemius muscle?
Calf muscle
What muscle is the toe dancers muscle?
Gastrocnemius
