foot

Question 1

describe tendocalcaneus/ tendo Achilles

Answer 1

• strongest tendon involved in plantar flexion
  -formed by 2 heads of gastrocnemius, soleus muscle
  total length: 15 cm

Question 2

tendocalcaneus/ tendo Achilles attachments

Answer 2

• middle 1/3 of post surface of calcaneum
• upper 1/3 of — separated by bursa

Question 3

relations tendocalcaneus/ tendo Achilles

Answer 3

lat: small saphenous vein
sural vein
med: GS vein

Question 4

clinical of tendocalcaneus

Answer 4

ankle jerk
-tapping on the tendon with knee hammer
- to test reflex (plantar flexion) of gastrocnemius and solues