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 |
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.
The superior auricular muscle originates from the epicranial aponeurosis. [1] Its fibres converge to be inserted by a thin, flattened tendon into the upper part of the medial surface of the auricle of the outer ear. [1]
It is the largest of the three auriculares muscles. [1] It is thin and fan-shaped.
The superior auricular muscle is supplied by the temporal branch of the facial nerve (VII). [1] [2]
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1035 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)