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auricular muscle

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A muscle that is part of the pinna and is attached to the auricular cartilage [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]

Term info

Label

auricular muscle

Synonyms
  • muscle of auricle
  • musculi auriculares
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actions notes

In some mammals these muscles can adjust the direction of the pinna. In humans these muscles possess very little action. The auricularis anterior draws the auricula forward and upward; the Auricularis superior slightly raises it; and the Auricularis posterior draws it backward.

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Gray906.png

has broad synonym

auriclular

has related synonym

auricularis muscles, auriculares, auricularis, attolens aurem muscle, temporoparietalis, auriculares anterior, auriculares muscles, auricularis muscle, attrahens aurem muscle

id

UBERON:0001595