TRICEPS SURAE (SUPERFICIAL POSTERIOR COMPARTMENT)-GASTROCNEMIUS
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SUMMARY
1. O: lateral head - proximal to the lateral femoral condyle. Medial head - proximal to the medial femoral condyle.
2. I: join the soleal tendon to insert into the tuber calcanei.
3. NS: tibital n.
4. A: plantar flexion of foot; assists flexion of knee.
Image: Dr. Johannes Sobotta [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons [Accessed 13 Apr. 2019].
Reference(s)
R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Gray, H., Carter, H.V. and Davidson, G. (2017). Gray’s anatomy. London: Arcturus.
