Anterior auricular muscle
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| Anterior auricular muscle | |
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Face and neck muscles. Anterior auricular muscle shown in red.
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The muscles of the auricula. Anterior auricular is at right (indicated by the red arrow).
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| Details | |
| Latin | Musculus auricularis anterior |
| Origin | Temporal fascia |
| Insertion | Major Helix (ear) |
| Posterior auricular artery | |
| Temporal branch of facial nerve | |
| Actions | Pulls ear forward |
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m_22/12548449 |
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| TH | {{#property:P1694}} |
| TE | {{#property:P1693}} |
| FMA | 46856 |
| Anatomical terms of muscle
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The anterior auricular muscle, the smallest of the three auricular muscles, is thin and fan-shaped, and its fibers are pale and indistinct. It arises from the lateral edge of the galea aponeurotica, and its fibers converge to be inserted into a projection on the front of the helix.
Additional images
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Auricula in context.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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