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What is effector muscle for calcaneal reflex action?
The effector muscle for the calcaneal reflex (also known as the Achilles reflex) is the gastrocnemius muscle in the calf. When the Achilles tendon is tapped, it causes a contraction of the gastrocnemius muscle, resulting in plantar flexion of the foot.
The Gastrocnemius is blank to the soleus?
The gastrocnemius is superficial to the soleus muscle in the lower leg.
What muscle in the buttock crosses the sciatic nerve?
The piriformis muscle crosses the sciatic nerve in the buttock region. Compression or irritation of the sciatic nerve by the piriformis muscle can lead to sciatica symptoms like pain, tingling, or numbness in the buttock and down the leg.
What is the anatomical term for the calf muscle?
The anatomical term for the calf muscle is the gastrocnemius muscle.
An antagonist to the gastrocnemius is the?
tibialis anterior muscle. It is located in the front of the lower leg and performs dorsiflexion of the foot, which is the opposite movement of the plantarflexion action of the gastrocnemius muscle.
What is the effector of the Achilles reflex?
gastrocnemius muscle
What nerve controls gastrocnemius?
The tibial nerve controls the gastrocnemius muscle. It is a branch of the sciatic nerve and innervates the muscles of the posterior compartment of the leg, including the gastrocnemius.
What muscle would you have your client contract if they get a cramp in their gastrocnemius?
gastrocnnemius
What is the innervation of the gastrocnemius?
The gastrocnemius muscle is primarily innervated by the tibial nerve, which is a branch of the sciatic nerve. The tibial nerve provides motor innervation to the muscle, facilitating plantarflexion of the foot at the ankle and flexion of the knee. It receives fibers from the S1 and S2 spinal nerve roots.
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 is the receptor of the Achilles reflex?
Hit tendon nociceptors in tendo-achilles. It goes to the CNS by sciatic nerve, then it goes to interneurons in spinal cords S1-S2. Then it goes to Alfa motor n, tibial nerve from sciatic nerve to lead to the gastrocnemius muscle.
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
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 is the muscle at the back of the calf called?
The largest muscle of your calf is the gastrocnemius.
What knee muscle have reverse actions?
Gastrocnemius muscle
