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A late legend has Achilles' goddess-mother dipping him in the River Styx to make him invulnerable, but holding him by the heel, didn't immerse that part. Crafty Paris shot him in the heel with an arrow, and so killed him. The word Achilles heel is used as an expression for someone's vulnerability. The tendon attaching the calf muscle to the heel is now called the Achilles tendon.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe Achilles tendon is a rope-like structure rising vertically from the back of your heel bone along the back of your ankle bones to the back of your leg where the calf muscles spread out from it.
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∙ 14y agoThe Achilles tendon stretches from the bottom of the calf muscle to top of the heel.
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∙ 12y agoIt is the thickest and strongest tendon in the body, back of the leg, from the heel to the calf
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Is the Achilles tendon bone or cartilage?
The Achilles tendon is neither bone nor cartilage. It is, unsurprisingly, a tendon.
The triceps surae insert in common into the tendon?
Calcaneal (Achilles) Tendon
Is the Achilles tendon in the knee heel or toe?
It is in the heel By Joshua Kodituwakku
What is the tendon that is named after a Greek mythical hero?
The Achilles tendon, in the heel. It is named for Achilles because it was the only point on his body that was vulnerable to damage.
What is the average settlement amount for a torn Achilles tendon?
20000
The achilles tendon is in the knee or heel?
The Achilles tendon is in the Heel by Ahmed
Is the Achilles tendon bone or cartilage?
The Achilles tendon is neither bone nor cartilage. It is, unsurprisingly, a tendon.
Is the Achilles tendon in the heel knee or toe?
The Achilles tendon is in the Heel by Ahmed
The triceps surae insert in common into the tendon?
Calcaneal (Achilles) Tendon
Where is the Achilles tendo located?
Achilles Tendon is located at the back of the ankle. The tough rope like tendon that joins the heel and the calf muscle is achilles tendon.
Why is my Achilles tendon hurt in the morning?
A persons Achilles tendon hurts usually after taking a run. If the Achilles tendon continues to hurt I would see a doctor.
What is the the longest tendon in the body?
The Achilles Tendon.
What is the tough connective tissue that ties the gastronomic muscle to the calcaneous muscle?
The gastrocnemius muscle is located in the posterior, or back part of the lower leg. The calcaneal tendon, more commonly known as the Achilles Tendon, is what connects the gastrocnemius muscle to the calcaneus bone.
What is a Achilles?
How bad is a Ruptured Achilles tendon
What is the Achilles tendon and what does it help move?
The Achilles Tendon is necessary to hold you up so you can walk.
What type of tissue is your Achilles tendon?
Achilles tendon is a fibrous connective tissue made from collagen.
It is the biggest tendon in the human body?
The Achilles Tendon
