Superior auricular muscle
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| Superior auricular muscle | |
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Face and neck muscles. Superior auricular muscle shown in red.
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The muscles of the auricula. Superior auricular is at top (indicated by the red arrow).
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| Details | |
| Latin | musculus auricularis superior |
| Origin | Temporal fascia |
| Insertion | Above the ear |
| Posterior auricular artery | |
| branches to auricular muscle from posterior auricular nerve of facial nerve (cranial nerve VII) | |
| Actions | Pulls ear upward |
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m_22/12548466 |
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| TH | {{#property:P1694}} |
| TE | {{#property:P1693}} |
| FMA | 46855 |
| Anatomical terms of muscle
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The superior auricular muscle, the largest of the three auriculares muscles, is also thin and fan-shaped. Its fibers arise from the galea aponeurotica, and converge to be inserted by a thin, flattened tendon into the upper part of the cranial surface of the auricula.
Additional images
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Auricula in context. Superior auricular shown in red.
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References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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