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Achilles tendon: Quick Facts

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Also Known As tendo calcaneus • calcaneal tendon

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Posterior anatomical illustration of the human muscular system showing major back, arm, and leg muscles labeled, including trapezius, latissimus dorsi, gluteus maximus, and gastrocnemius.
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