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Thursday August 21, 2008
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Muscles of the Lower Extremity / Soleus
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| Origin |
Posterior aspect of fibular head, upper 1/4 - 1/3 of posterior surface of fibula, middle 1/3 of medial border of tibial shaft, and from posterior surface of a tendinous arch spanning the two sites of bone origin |
| Insertion |
Eventually unites with the gastrocnemius aponeurosis to form the Achilles tendon, inserting on the middle 1/3 of the posterior calcaneal surface |
| Action |
Powerful plantar flexor of ankle |
| Innervation |
Tibial nerve (S1, S2) |
Arterial
Supply |
Posterior tibial, peroneal, and sural arteries |
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