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The structure of the human body and the organs and systems that comprise it.

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flexor digitorum longus

Anatomy; Muscular

Situated on the tibial side of the leg. At its origin it is thin and pointed, but it gradually increases in size as it descends. This muscle serves to curl the second, third, ...

flexor hallucis longus

Anatomy; Muscular

It is one of the deep muscles of the posterior compartment of the leg.

popliteus

Anatomy; Muscular

A muscle in the leg is used to unlock the knee during walking/running by laterally rotating the femur on the tibia.

plantaris

Anatomy; Muscular

A vestigial structure and one of the superficial muscles of the posterior crural compartment of the leg.

soleus

Anatomy; Muscular

A powerful muscle in the back part of the lower leg (the calf). It runs from just below the knee to the heel, and is involved in standing and walking.

gastrocnemius

Anatomy; Muscular

A very powerful superficial pennate muscle that is in the back part of the lower leg.

triceps surae

Anatomy; Muscular

A pair of muscles located at the calf - the gastrocnemius and the soleus. These muscles both insert into the calcaneus, the bone of the heel of the human foot, and form the major ...