A muscle that is part of the pinna and is attached to the auricular cartilage [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: muscle of auricle musculi auriculares
Term information
In some mammals these muscles can adjust the direction of the pinna. In humans these muscles possess very little action. The auricularis anterior draws the auricula forward and upward; the Auricularis superior slightly raises it; and the Auricularis posterior draws it backward.
auricularis muscles
auriculares
auricularis
auriculares muscles
temporoparietalis
auriculares anterior
attolens aurem muscle
attrahens aurem muscle
auricularis muscle