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The gastrocnemius inserts at the calcaneous bone of the heel of the foot by way of the Achilles tendon. Achilles Tendon. Muscles insert to bone through their tendons. Muscle bundles are surrounded by filmy connective tissues. These connective tissues extend from the muscle and gather to form tendons. Tendons are denser and more fibrous than muscle.
The gastrocnemius is one of the calf muscles, but attaches to the femur at the back of the knee, and runs down to attach to the calcaneus (heel bone) through the achilles tendon. It acts as a secondary knee flexor.his tendon continues below the patella to connect to the tibia. These muscles extend, or straighten, the knee. The hamstrings are the muscles on the back of the thigh. This muscle group is composed of the biceps femoris (outside), the semimembranosus, and the semitendinosus (inside).