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The calf ( pl.: calves; Latin: sura) is the back portion of the lower leg in human anatomy. [ 1] The muscles within the calf correspond to the posterior compartment of the leg. The two largest muscles within this compartment are known together as the calf muscle and attach to the heel via the Achilles tendon.
Calving (step by step) "Calf" is the term used from birth to weaning, when it becomes known as a weaner or weaner calf, though in some areas the term "calf" may be used until the animal is a yearling. The birth of a calf is known as calving. A calf that has lost its mother is an orphan calf, also known as a poddy or poddy-calf in British.
Look up calf or calves in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Calf ( pl.: calves) most often refers to: Calf (animal), the young of domestic cattle. Calf (leg), in humans (and other primates), the back portion of the lower leg. Calf or calves may also refer to:
Heather McCarron, Cape Cod Times. July 1, 2024 at 2:26 PM. A humpback whale calf is swimming freely now thanks to the efforts to marine animal rescuers from the Center for Coastal Studies in ...
A fresh cow is a dairy term for a cow or first-calf heifer who has recently given birth, or "freshened." The adjective applying to cattle in general is usually bovine. The terms bull, cow and calf are also used by extension to denote the sex or age of other large animals, including whales, hippopotamuses, camels, elk and elephants.
In humans and some other mammals, the soleus is a powerful muscle in the back part of the lower leg (the calf ). It runs from just below the knee to the heel and is involved in standing and walking. It is closely connected to the gastrocnemius muscle, and some anatomists consider this combination to be a single muscle, the triceps surae.
Anatomical terms of muscle. [ edit on Wikidata] The triceps surae consists of two 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 .
White buffalo. A white buffalo at the Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Safari in Ashland, Nebraska. This animal is not a true white buffalo, being 1/16 Charolais cattle. It is expected that its coat will darken as it matures. A white buffalo or white bison is an American bison possessing white fur, and is considered sacred or spiritually ...