- Soleal line
Infobox Bone
Name = Soleal line
Latin = linea musculi solei
GraySubject = 61
GrayPage = 258
Caption = Bones of the right leg. Posterior surface. (Popliteal line visible at top center.)
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DorlandsPre = l_10
DorlandsSuf = 12496239
The posterior surface of thetibia presents, at its upper part, a prominent ridge, the soleal line (popliteal line in older texts), which extends obliquely downward from the back part of the articular facet for thefibula to the medial border, at the junction of its upper and middle thirds.It marks the lower limit of the insertion of the
Popliteus , serves for the attachment of the fascia covering this muscle, and gives origin to part of theSoleus ,Flexor digitorum longus , andTibialis posterior .The triangular area, above this line, gives insertion to the Popliteus.
External links
* [http://anatomy.uams.edu/anatomyhtml/leg.html Description at uams.edu]
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