The calf muscles are the gastrocnemius and the soleus.
Calf muscle
calf
The term calf in calf muscle was derived from the Old Norse word, kaifi. It is closely related to the Irish Gaelic word calpa.
The largest muscle in the frog is the gastrocnemius, which is like the calf muscle in the leg. It has to be large because of the way frogs locomote, i.e. the HOP.
Gastrocnemius...the calf.
The largest muscle of your calf is the gastrocnemius.
Calf back of leg.
musculus triceps surae
A young hippo is a calf, and the muscles on the back of the lower leg are the calf muscles.
The anatomical area of the calf is called the sural. Also the calf is made of muscle: the gastrocnemius and the underling soleus.
You will not find a pulse in your calf muscle.