Espiral AtlasSoleus muscle
musculus soleus
Plantar flexes the foot at the ankle whatever the position of the knee and stabilizes the leg on the foot. The popliteal artery and the tibial nerve pass deep to the tendinous arch of the soleus.
In the full entry
The full entry, with every field, sources, quiz and clinical correlations, is in the atlas.
- Origin
- Insertion
- Innervation
- Blood supply
Related clinical cases
- Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
- Calcaneal tendinitis
- Rupture of the calcaneal tendon
- Achilles reflex
- Accessory soleus