Muscle Name: Soleus

Medical Name:

• Soleus

Other Names:

• Calf Muscle (part of the larger calf muscle group)

Head:

• None (Single muscle)

Movement:

• Plantarflexion of the ankle
  • Pointing the toes downward

Attachment:

• Origin:
  • Posterior surface of the head and upper third of the fibula
  • Soleal line and middle third of the medial border of the tibia
  • Tendinous arch between the tibia and fibula
• Insertion:
  • Posterior surface of the calcaneus via the Achilles tendon

Related Muscles:

• Gastrocnemius
• Plantaris
• Tibialis Posterior
• Flexor Digitorum Longus
• Flexor Hallucis Longus
• Peroneus (Fibularis) Longus and Brevis

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