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Calf muscle
This article is about the muscle. For the young mammal, see calf.
The calf or sura is a pair of muscles -- the gastrocnemius and soleus -- at the back of the lower human leg. The calf muscle is connected to the foot through the Achilles tendon, which acts to plantar flex the foot. so it is used extensively in walking and running.
ILIAC REGION: gluteus (maximus, medius, minimus) | iliacus | gemellus (inferior, superior) | obturator (externus, internus) | quadratus femoris | piriformis | tensor fasciae latae
THIGH: adductor (brevis, longus, magnus) | gracilis | hamstring (semitendinosus, semimembranosus, biceps femoris) | sartorius | pectineus | quadriceps (rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, vastus medialis)
LEG: tibialis (anterior, posterior) | flexor digitorum (longus, brevis) | extensor digitorum (longus, brevis) | extensor hallucis (longus, brevis) | popliteus | plantaris | peroneus (longus, brevis | tertius) | calf (gastrocnemius, soleus)
FOOT: abductor hallucis | adductor hallucis | flexor hallucis (longus, brevis) | interossei (dorsal, plantar) | quadratus plantae | lumbrical muscle of the foot
HEAD: Forehead – Eye – Ear – Nose – Mouth – Tongue – Teeth – Jaw – Face – Cheek – Chin
NECK: Throat – Adam's apple
TORSO: Shoulders – Spine – Chest – Breast – Ribcage – Abdomen– Belly button
Sex organs (Penis/Scrotum or Clitoris/Vagina) – Rectum – Anus – Hip – Buttock
LIMBS: Arm – Elbow – Wrist – Hand – Finger – Thumb – Leg – Lap – Thigh – Knee – Calf – Heel – Ankle – Foot – Toe
SKIN: Hair
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