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Gastrocnemius...the calf.
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What is the medical term for a muscle with two points of origin?
The prefix bi- will be in front of the muscle name. For example bicep.
Do you have a muscle in your foot?
YES!
What is the backs of your feet called?
The heel is the part of the foot at the very back, opposite your toes. The achille's tendon is the name of the muscle at the back of the foot. The ankle is the joint that connects the leg to the foot at the back of the foot. Hope this helped.
What is the opposite muscle to the tibialis anterior?
The gastrocnemius (plantar flexes the foot) is the muscle which is opposite of the tibialis anterior dorsiflexor of the foot).
what muscle transmits the power of the calf muscle to the foot?
Achilles Tendon
What are the features of a club foot?
Club foot symptoms include the foot being unusually small, the foot pointing downward, the foot might turn in and the bottom points up, and the front of the foot points toward the other foot.
What is the major intrinsic foot muscle located on the dorsal side of the foot?
There are two: the extensor digitorum (toes) brevis muscle and the extensor hallucis (big toe) brevis muscle.
What muscle flexes and everts the foot?
The tibialis anterior muscle: this long, thick muscle lies against the lateral surface of the tibia, where it is easy to palpate (feel). It dorsiflexes and inverts the foot.
What is part of a foot?
Parts of a foot are the -Skin -Bone -Muscle Hope I helped. :)
What is the muscle that travels from the sternum to the lateral side of the head?
Sternoclamastoid...... it has 3 connecting points the Mastoid process of your jaw, the clavicle, and the sternum.... hence the name. I am not positive I spelled it correct but that is what that muscle is called.
What happens when the muscle contracts?
Points The toes
What are the origin and insertion points listing inversions and actions?
Inversion is often associated with the ankle; spmetimess called supination. And there several muscles in involved. The muscle of inversion of the foot is mostly the tibilialis anterior.
