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Posterior dissection of the calf muscles

Posterior dissection of the calf muscles — Muscles
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After Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy (1906-1911); modernized for Neuro.Wiki

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Posterior dissection of the calf muscles. Posterior view of the limb.

Region
limb
Structure
leg
View
posterior
System
muscle, bone, joint, arteries, veins
Focus
gastrocnemius, soleus, plantaris, popliteus

Structures labelled on this plate

  • Inner head of Gastrocn
  • Biceps
  • Outer head of gastrocn
  • Inner gastrocn. bursa
  • Obliq. popli- teal lig
  • Plan- taris
  • Popli- teus
  • Popliteal vessels
  • Tendon of plantaris
  • Soleus
  • Gastrocnemius
  • External malleolus
  • Tuber of calcaneus

Source: After Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy (1906-1911). Public domain (Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy, 1906-1911), modernized rendering.