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The gastrocnemius inserts at the calcaneous bone of the heel of the foot by way of the Achilles tendon. Achilles Tendon. Muscles insert to bone through their tendons. Muscle bundles are surrounded by filmy connective tissues. These connective tissues extend from the muscle and gather to form tendons. Tendons are denser and more fibrous than muscle.
In humans, the gastrocnemius muscle (/ËÉ¡aestrÉkËniËmiÉs/ ËÉ¡Ã¦strÉkËniËmiÉs /or/ ; ËÉ¡aestrÉkËniËmiÉs ËÉ¡Ã¦strÉkËniËmiÉs; Plural, gastrocnemii Latin from greek Î³Î±ÏÏÎ®Ï stomach (and) ÎºÎ½Î®Î¼Î·; knÄmÄ leg meaning stomach, of leg referring to the bulging shape of) the calf is a very powerful superficial bipennate muscle that is in the back part of the. lower leghe gastrocnemius muscle is prone to spasms, which are painful, involuntary, contractions of the muscle that may last several minutes. A severe ankle dorsiflexion force may result in an injury of the muscle, commonly referred to as a torn or strained calf muscle, which is acutely painful and disabling.