Answer
The soleus muscle.
Work Step by Step
At this level one would come in contact with the soleus; a little higher up on the tibia one would touch the gastrocnemius.
Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition
by Saladin, Kenneth
Published by
McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10:
0073403717
ISBN 13:
978-0-07340-371-7
Chapter 10 - Section 10.5 - Figure 10.37 - Muscles of the Leg, Anterior Compartment - Page 363: 1
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