Muscular system
Lateral head of gastrocnemius
Caput laterale musculi gastrocnemii
- System
- Muscular system
- Regions
- Lower limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Superficial part of posterior compartment of leg
DescriptionUnreviewed
The gastrocnemius muscle (plural gastrocnemii) is a superficial two-headed muscle that is in the back part of the lower leg of humans.
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 leg' (referring to the bulging shape of the calf).
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Muscle attachments
Origin
Names
- Latin
- Caput laterale musculi gastrocnemii
- English
- Lateral head of gastrocnemius
- French
- Chef latéral du gastrocnémien
- Spanish
- Cabeza lateral del músculo gastrocnemio
- Portuguese
- Cabeça lateral do gastrocnêmio