Calcaneal (Achilles) Tendon
Anatomy Terms
- Abductor Digiti Minimi Muscle of Foot
- Adductor Brevis Muscle
- Adductor Hallucis Muscle
- Adductor Longus Muscle
- Adductor Magnus Muscle
- Biceps Femoris Muscle (Long Head)
- Biceps Femoris Muscle (Short Head)
- Calcaneal (Achilles) Tendon
- Dorsal Interosseous Muscles of Foot
- Extensor Digitorum Longus Muscle
- Extensor Hallucis Brevis Muscle
- Extensor Hallucis Longus Muscle
- Flexor Digitorum Brevis Muscle
- Flexor Digitorum Longus Muscle
- Flexor Hallucis Longus Muscle
- Flexor Retinaculum of Foot
- Gastrocnemius Muscle (Lateral Head)
- Gastrocnemius Muscle (Medial Head)
- Gluteus Maximus Muscle
- Gluteus Medius Muscle
- Gluteus Minimus Muscle
- Gracilis Muscle
- Iliacus Muscle
- Iliopsoas Muscle
- Iliotibial Tract
- Inferior Extensor Retinaculum
- Inferior Gemellus Muscle
- Lumbrical Muscles of Foot
- Muscles of the Ankle and Foot
- Muscles of the Hip
- Muscles of the Knee
- Pectineus Muscle
- Peroneus Brevis Muscle
- Peroneus Longus Muscle
- Peroneus Tertius Muscle
- Piriformis Muscle
- Plantaris Muscle
- Popliteus Muscle
- Quadriceps Femoris Tendon
- Rectus Femoris Muscle
- Sartorius Muscle
- Semimembranosus Muscle
- Semitendinosus Muscle
- Soleus Muscle
- Superior Extensor Retinaculum
- Superior Gemellus Muscle
- Tibialis Anterior Muscle
- Tibialis Posterior Muscle
- Vastus Intermedius Muscle
- Vastus Lateralis Muscle
- Vastus Medialis Muscle
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Full Calcaneal (Achilles) Tendon Description
[Continued from above] . . . warrior, Achilles, who was the son of a sea goddess and of a mortal father. When he was a baby, his mother tried to make him immortal by dipping him in the River Styx. She held him by his heel, which consequently never touched the water, making it his only vulnerable spot. Years later, he died in the Trojan War when his enemy shot him in the heel with an arrow.