Auriculares muscles
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| Auriculares muscles | |
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| The muscles of the auricula | |
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| Auricula in context. | |
| 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 |
| Action: | Undeveloped in humans, (wiggle ears) |
The Auriculares 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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