Which muscle is called the Peripheral hea of body?: (A) Gastronemius, (B) Soleus, (C) Gracilis, (D) Tibialis Posterior
Answer is B. In an upright posture, the soleus is responsible for pumping venous blood back into the hea from the periphery and is often called the skeletal-muscle pump, peripheral hea or the sural (tricipital) pump. Soleus muscles have a higher propoion of slow muscle fibers than many other musclesReference: Chaurasia Volume II; 7th edition; Page no: 116