The most superficial muscle of the triceps surae group, in the posterior portion of the lower hindleg. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0073040584 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 MP:0013188 ]
Synonyms: m. gastrocnemius m.gastrocnemius gastrocnemius muscle
Term information
- EHDAA:8293
- MA:0002306
- EHDAA2:0000701
- EMAPA:35375
- NCIT:C32666
- EFO:0001413
- FMA:22541
- BTO:0000506
- VHOG:0001193
- UMLS:C0242691 (ncithesaurus:Gastrocnemius_Muscle)
- galen:Gastrocnemius
- Wikipedia:Gastrocnemius_muscle
- SCTID:181700004
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
The most prominent ventral muscle of the shank is the gastrocnemius, the 'calf' muscle. In mammals, it has two heads, resulting from the fusion of two different phylogenetic predecessors.[well established][VHOG]
Term relations
- hindlimb zeugopod muscle
- capable of some locomotion
- part of some hindlimb zeugopod
- has muscle insertion some calcaneus
- has muscle insertion some calcaneal tendon
- has muscle antagonist some tibialis anterior
- contributes to morphology of some limb muscle
- has muscle origin some medial condyle of femur
- innervated_by some tibial nerve
- part of some triceps surae