Soleus muscle
Musculus soleus
Assists the gastrocnemius to extend the foot.
About the soleus muscle of the cat
Soleus muscle is a muscle of the back leg (pelvic limb), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus soleus. You can turn it above, see it in place in the back leg of the cat, and open it inside the whole animal in Vetomica.
Where it runs from and to
A muscle is told apart from its neighbours by what it takes hold of at each end, which is also what decides what it does when it shortens.
- Origin
- by muscle-fibres from the lateral surface of the head of the fibula, and by tendon-fibres from the proximal two-fifths of its ventral border.
- Insertion
- The muscle ends in a slender tendon which joins the lateral border of the gastrocnemius tendon to form the tendon of Achilles , which forms the sheath of the plantaris tendon.
- Action
- Assists the gastrocnemius to extend the foot.
- Nerve
- Tibial nerve.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the cat; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Soleus muscle
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus soleus
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the soleus muscle
- What is the Latin name of the soleus muscle?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the soleus muscle is called Musculus soleus.
- Where is the soleus muscle of the cat?
- Soleus muscle is a muscle of the back leg (pelvic limb), one on each side of the body.
- Where does the soleus muscle originate and insert?
- Origin: by muscle-fibres from the lateral surface of the head of the fibula, and by tendon-fibres from the proximal two-fifths of its ventral border. Insertion: The muscle ends in a slender tendon which joins the lateral border of the gastrocnemius tendon to form the tendon of Achilles , which forms the sheath of the plantaris tendon.
- What nerve supplies the soleus muscle?
- Tibial nerve.
- What does the soleus muscle do?
- Assists the gastrocnemius to extend the foot.
See the soleus muscle inside the whole cat.
Vetomica opens on this structure with every layer of the cat around it: peel back the skin and the muscles, cut a section through it, X-ray it, and practise naming it until you stop getting it wrong.
Free for 7 days, no card. After that the skeletons stay free.
