Superior auricular muscle
Muscle that draws the auricle of the outer ear upwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The superior auricular muscle is a muscle above the auricle of the outer ear. It originates from the epicranial aponeurosis, and inserts into the upper part of the medial surface of the auricle. It draws the auricle upwards.
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Superior auricular muscle | |
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Details | |
Origin | temporal fascia |
Insertion | above the auricle of the outer ear |
Artery | posterior auricular artery |
Nerve | branches to auricular muscle from posterior auricular nerve of facial nerve (cranial nerve VII) |
Actions | pulls ear upward |
Identifiers | |
Latin | musculus auricularis superior |
TA98 | A04.1.03.021 |
TA2 | 2090 |
FMA | 46855 |
Anatomical terms of muscle |
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