soleus
IPA: sˈoʊɫiʌs
noun
- A broad, flat muscle that extends behind the gastrocnemius along the back of the calf.
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Examples of "soleus" in Sentences
- Soleus is vestigial in the horse.
- The soleus is superficial middle of the tibia.
- The soleus is superficial midshaft of the tibia.
- Along with the soleus muscle it forms the calf muscle.
- Amplitude of the human soleus H reflex during walking and running.
- You have your quad, your hamstrings and your calves and your soleus.
- Deep to the gastrocnemius farther from the skin is the soleus muscle.
- Superficial to the soleus closer to the skin is the gastrocnemius muscle.
- The soleus exhibits significant morphological differences across species.
- The soleus is located in the superficial posterior compartment of the leg.
- The triceps surae consists of the soleus and the two heads of the gastrocnemius.
- Here's my one caveat, though: You can expect your calf muscles to scream at you for a while--specifically, the soleus.
- The soleus, so named from resembling a sole-fish, is a muscle of broad, flattened shape, lying beneath the gastrocnemius.
- On the back of the leg the most important muscles, forming what is known as the calf, are the gastrocnemius and the soleus.
- If the model be directed to stand on tiptoe, both of the large muscles of the calf, the _gastrocnemius_ and _soleus_, can be distinguished.
- My right peroneus muscle, a muscle that sounds like a villain in a Shakespearian play, and possibly the soleus are strained and possibly torn.
- The fine, swelling gastroenemius and soleus muscles characterize the highest races, and are most remote from the slender shanks of the monkeys.
- The two large muscles, (gastrocnemius and soleus,) forming the calf of the leg, have to be removed together with the deep fascia in order to expose the posterior tibial, and peronaeal vessels and nerves.