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Calves are located in the back of your feet.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe lower half of the legs. The calf is a muscle that runs from above the heel to behind the knee.
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What region of the body is the calcaneus located in?
calaneal
The largest tarsal bones in the body?
The largest tarsal bone in the human body is the calcaneus, or heel bone.
What is the lagest tendon?
== == The plantaris has a short muscle belly, but the longest tendon in the body. Its belly lies at an oblique angle along the popliteal space of the posterior knee between the gastrocnemius heads; its tendon extends down the length of the leg and attaches to the calcaneus. It arises from the Lateral condyle of the femur and inserts at the calcaneus.
Where does the Achilles tendons insert?
superior extensor retinaculum and inferior extensor retinaculum
What body part is the tarsal?
the tarsus (or tarsal region) is the ankle. The bones are: calcaneus, talus, navicular, cuboid, and the medial, intermediate and lateral cuniform bones.
What region of the body is the calcaneus located in?
calaneal
What part of the body is formed by calcaneus?
Heel
The largest tarsal bones in the body?
The largest tarsal bone in the human body is the calcaneus, or heel bone.
Where in the body is the calcaneus located?
The calceneous or bone heels are located in the heels. The term calceneous derived from the latin word "calcaneum" which means heel. It is specifically part of the tarsus bones.
What tarsal bone supports body weight articulates with the calcaneus?
Talus
What is the insertion of the gastrocnemius?
Calcaneus
Is The Calcaneus The Hardest Bone In The Body?
No, the hardest bone in the body is the femur (thigh bone) which is harder than concrete. :)
The anatomical name for heel bone?
The calcaneus.
Tarsal boen that sits on the calcaneus?
The talus bone sits on the calcaneus.
Which of tarsals bones are distant and lateral?
The cuboid is the most lateral of the tarsals. It's farthest from the midline, and farthest from the calcaneus.
When a woman is wearing high heel shoes what foot bones bear most of the body's weight?
calcaneus
What kind of bone is the calcaneus?
The calcaneus is the name for the bone that makes the heel. It forms a large bulbous projection from the posterior and inferior part of the foot to which the calcaneal tendon (or Achilles tendon) attaches.
