Do you know about second heart of our body ??..it is a muscle - can you tell name of this muscle??
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Why??
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Soleus
Soleus muscle of the leg as its contraction helps in pooling of blood from deep veins into superficial veins
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Soleus muscle located in the superficial posterior compartment of the leg, deep to the gastrocnemius muscle is know as the Second heart of our body.
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Soleus muscle (Calves) since they pump blood back to heart via a valve mechanism when they contract
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Soleus muscle - “calves”
Soleus
The soleus muscle which make up the calf of the body.
Commonly, it is called as Calf Muscles.
If I go into the deeper information, then calf muscle consists of two muscles i.e. Gastrocnemius and Soleus.
Soleus is the main muscle which works as a second heart of the body as it help the veins to drain the blood upside into the heart against the gravity more efficiently.
soleus leg muscles
Cool!
Really nice explanation…
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Soleus muscle
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Soleus Muscle. I’ve seen them throbbing after a long run.
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Soleus is the peripheral heart
Called so because of the venous plexus present over there
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