Definitions for gastrocnemius muscle
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1. gastrocnemius, gastrocnemius musclenoun

   the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot

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1. Gastrocnemius muscle

   The gastrocnemius muscle (plural gastrocnemii) is a superficial two-headed muscle that is in the back part of the lower leg of humans. It is located with the soleus in the posterior (back) compartment of the leg. It runs from its two heads just above the knee to the heel, a three joint muscle (knee, ankle and subtalar joints).The muscle is named via Latin, from Greek γαστήρ (gaster) 'belly' or 'stomach' and κνήμη (knḗmē) 'leg', meaning 'stomach of the leg' (referring to the bulging shape of the calf).

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1. gastrocnemius muscle

   The gastrocnemius muscle is one of the largest muscles at the back of the lower leg, commonly known as the calf muscle. It helps your knee to bend and propels your body forward when walking or running. It starts behind your knee and attaches to your heel with the Achilles tendon.

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1. Gastrocnemius muscle

   In humans, the gastrocnemius muscle is a very powerful superficial bipennate muscle that is in the back part of the lower leg. It runs from its two heads just above the knee to the heel, and is involved in standing, walking, running and jumping. Along with the soleus muscle it forms the calf muscle. Its function is plantar flexing the foot at the ankle joint and flexing the leg at the knee joint. In a 1967 EMG study, Herman and Bragin concluded that its most important role was plantar flexing in large contractions and in rapid development of tension. The gastrocnemius is located with the soleus in the posterior compartment of the leg. The lateral head originates from the lateral condyle of the femur, while the medial head originates from the medial condyle of the femur. Its other end forms a common tendon with the soleus muscle; this tendon is known as the calcaneal tendon or Achilles Tendon and inserts onto the posterior surface of the calcaneus, or heel bone. Deep to the gastrocnemius is the soleus muscle. Some anatomists consider both to be a single muscle, the triceps surae or "calf muscle", since they share a common insertion via the Achilles tendon. The plantaris muscle and a portion of its tendon run between the two muscles, which is involved in "locking" the knee from the standing position. Since the anterior compartment of the leg is lateral to the tibia, the bulge of muscle medial to the tibia on the anterior side is actually the posterior compartment. The soleus is superficial to the mid-shaft of the tibia. Frequently there is a sesamoid bone called the "fabella" in the lateral head of gastrocnemius muscle.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gastrocnemius muscle in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

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   The numerical value of gastrocnemius muscle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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