Auricular muscles
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| Auricular muscles | |
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| The muscles of the auricula | |
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| Auricula in context. | |
| Latin | musculi auriculares |
| Gray's | subject #229 1035 |
| Origin | galeal aponeurosis |
| Insertion | front of the helix, cranial surface of the pinna |
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| Nerve | facial nerve |
| Actions | Undeveloped in humans, (wiggle ears) |
The auricular muscles are the three muscles surrounding the auricula or outer ear:
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In other animals these muscles serve to swivel the auricula to point in the direction of interesting sounds; in humans all they can manage is a feeble wiggle.
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This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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