The muscle or group not originating from the calcaneus is the
A)extensor digitorum brevis.
B)lumbricals.
C)abductor hallucis.
D)quadratus plantae.
E)flexor digitorum brevis.

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The lumbricals are a group of four muscles that originate from the tendons of the flexor digitorum longus muscle in the foot, not from the calcaneus bone. The other muscles listed all have attachments to the calcaneus bone.

The Muscle or Group Not Originating from the Calcaneus Is