The most superficial muscle of the triceps surae group, in the posterior portion of the lower hindleg. [ MP:0013188 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0073040584 ]
Term information
- EHDAA:8293
- EHDAA2:0000701
- Wikipedia:Gastrocnemius_muscle
- FMA:22541
- BTO:0000506
- UMLS:C0242691 (ncithesaurus:Gastrocnemius_Muscle)
- EMAPA:35375
- SCTID:181700004
- MA:0002306
- EFO:0001413
- NCIT:C32666
- galen:Gastrocnemius
- VHOG:0001193
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The most superficial muscle of the triceps surae group, in the posterior portion of the lower hindleg.
The most prominent ventral muscle of the shank is the gastrocnemius, the 'calf' muscle. In mammals, it has two heads, resulting from the fusion of two different phylogenetic predecessors.[well established][VHOG]
Term relations
- hindlimb zeugopod muscle
- connected anatomical structure
- part of some hindlimb zeugopod
- capable of some locomotion
- has muscle insertion some calcaneus
- has muscle insertion some calcaneal tendon
- has muscle antagonist some tibialis anterior
- contributes to morphology of some limb muscle
- has muscle origin some medial condyle of femur
- part of some triceps surae
- innervated_by some tibial nerve