Triceps surae muscle Triceps surae muscle The triceps surae is a pair of muscles located at the calf - the two-headed gastrocnemius and the soleus. These muscles both insert into the calcaneus, the bone of the heel of the human foot, and form the major part of the muscle of the posterior leg, commonly known as the calf muscle. The triceps surae is connected to the foot through the Achilles tendon, and has 3 heads deriving from the 2 major masses of muscle. The triceps surae is innervated by the tibial nerve, specifically, nerve roots L5–S2. Contraction of the triceps surae induce plantar
Bertram A. Bone solving the many problems which confronted him." During the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Bone was stationed on Hawaii and coordinated the trucks with ammunition. In May 1942, Bone was transferred to the staff of South Pacific Island Base Inspection Board under Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and travelled to the South Pacific Area as a member of the inspecting party. He was promoted to the rank of colonel on July 24, 1942. During September of that year, Bone was transferred to Washington, D.C. and appointed Chief of the Gunnery Section, Division of Plans and Policies