Posterior auricular muscle
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| Posterior auricular muscle | |
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The muscles of the auricula
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Auricula in context.
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| Details | |
| Latin | musculus auricularis posterior |
| Origin | Mastoid Process |
| Insertion | Posterior ear |
| Posterior auricular artery | |
| Posterior auricular nerve of Facial nerve | |
| Actions | Pulls ear backward |
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| Dorlands /Elsevier |
m_22/12548458 |
| TA | Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 744: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| TH | {{#property:P1694}} |
| TE | {{#property:P1693}} |
| FMA | {{#property:P1402}} |
| Anatomical terms of muscle
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The posterior auricular muscle consists of two or three fleshy fasciculi, which arise from the mastoid portion of the temporal bone by short aponeurotic fibers. They are inserted into the lower part of the cranial surface of the concha.
References
- This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
