Hi all,
Hope someone can help. Doing assignment and one question is to tell origin, insertion and action of Acilles Tendon. Or Tendon calcaneal.
I know what inserts in to it but can not come up with answer to this.
Can anyone help?
Live to ride!
RE: Achilles Heel
Hi Coolcyclist
Have a look at the origins for Gastrocnemius and Soleus, because I think (could be wrong) that they feed into the achilles tendon
Good luck
FBX
RE: Achilles Heel
Coolcyclist....suggest check exact wording of question (I don't what the question is but what you say doesn't (really) make sense [:@]
As Funnybunny quite rightly says both soleus and gastrocnemius have a common tendon ie: achilles tendon
but............. Tendons don't have origins and insertions, MUSCLES do 🙂 Also tendon don't have any 'action' other than to join a muscle to a bone 😮
Could be 'dogily' (read cr*pily!) worded question (Quite common if V*T*.............. IMHO of course!)
I am a teacher, assessor and IV (amongst other things!) for Sports Massge Therapy so I should be able to help if you give me the WORD for WORD question
RE: Achilles Heel
Hi DFNU
Good to hear from you. I was as puzzled as you by it.
We have the assignment which is just a table of loads of muscles. But right smack in middle of leg ones is Achilles Tendon, right after Soleus and before Peroneus Longus.
The assignment is to write -- Main action....Origin.....Insertion
If floors me as I have looked in every book I have and like you I know a tendon doesn't have action. I wonder if it's inclusion is an error.
Live to Ride
Meant to add that on the form under Origin I put Joins the two heads of the gastrocnemius and soleus and under Insertion, I put it is the posterior upper top third of calcaneus. Then just left it.
RE: Achilles Heel
Let me guess you are doing ITEC. I had the same confusion as it is on their syllabus as a muscle. For the sake of argument, you could put the Origin: lower posterior gastrocnemius/soleus, Insertion: posterior surface of calcaneus, Action: Plantarflexes foot.
I've PM'd you an image I have, don't know if it will help or where I got it from, but it might be useful.
I shouldn't worry too much, I doubt this will be a question that comes up in the exam. I seem to remember the muscles were the ones that could trip you up ie. abdominus rectus, sternocleidomastoid, serratus anterior, tfl, gluteus minimus, iliospoas, lats, teres major etc.
Don't you just love origins and insertions. 😉