Plantaris muscle, close-up view of muscle belly and nerves supply
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Image #195-3
Dissection of posterior aspect of left leg
Plantaris muscle, close-up view of muscle belly and nerves supply
The plantaris muscle, which is absent from the specimen used for most of the views in this series, is shown in this close-up view of the upper posterior part of the left leg of a different specimen. The long, slender tendon of insertion (14) is visible for only a short distance in its course to the calcaneus.
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Popliteal surface
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Muscular branch of tibial nerve (to plantaris muscle)
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Plantaris muscle
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Muscular branch of tibial nerve (to soleus muscle)