Which muscle is called the Peripheral hea of body?
Correct Answer: Soleus
Description: 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
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