Posterior auricular muscle
| Posterior auricular muscle | |
|---|---|
 The muscles of the auricula | |
 Auricula in context. | |
| Details | |
| Origin | Mastoid Process |
| Insertion | Posterior ear |
| Artery | Posterior auricular artery |
| Nerve | Posterior auricular nerve of Facial nerve |
| Actions | Pulls ear backward |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | musculus auricularis posterior |
| TA98 | A04.1.03.022 |
| TA2 | 2091 |
| FMA | 46857 |
| Anatomical terms of muscle | |
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 page 1035 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
