Musculus plantaris

Plantaris muscle

Origin: facies poplitea femoris

Attachment: tuber calcanei (the attachment merges with the tendo calcanei)

Innervation: n. tibialis

Function:

1. knee joint − auxiliary flexion;
2. foot − weak plantar flexion.

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References

• ČIHÁK, Radomír – GRIM, Miloš. Anatomie. 2., uprav. a dopl edition. Grada Publishing, 2002. 470 pp. vol. 1. ISBN 80-7169-970-5.

• VIGUÉ, Jordi. Atlas lidského těla. 3. edition. Rebo, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7234-881-7.