Topic 21 - Tendo calcaneus communis Flashcards

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Which tendons?

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  • Tendo m.gastrocnemii (Achilli)
  • Tendo plantaris (m.flex.dig.spf)
  • Tendo acessorius: -lateral; m.biceps femoris and -medial; m.gracilis+m.semitendinosus
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What do we have in between?

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Between the skin and tendo plantaris: a protecting bursa subcutanea calcanea.
Between tendo plantaris and tendo m.gastrocnemii: bursa subtendinea calcanea
Between tendo acessorius and tendo m.gastrocnemii: bursa tendinis calcanea

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Galea calcanea

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Formed by the tendo plantaris as it widens

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Action

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Strongest extensor of tarsus

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