gastrocnemius (Crossword)

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  1. Gastrocnemius muscle
  2. Muscle forming most of the human calf
  3. Skeletal muscle
  4. Striated muscle

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• Greek gaster = belly, and kneme = leg, hence, the bulging muscle of the calf
• Superficial muscle of posterior (plantar flexor) compartment of leg
• The muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf
• The gastrocnemius muscle extends the length of the leg from the knee joint to the ankle joint
• Origin, by two heads (lateral and medial) from the lateral and medial condyles of the femur
• Gastrocnemius muscle the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf

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