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auricular muscle

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001595


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 info

UBPROP 0000014

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.

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Gray906.png

has related synonym

auricularis muscles, auriculares, auricularis, auriculares muscles, auriculares anterior, attolens aurem muscle, temporoparietalis, auricularis muscle, attrahens aurem muscle

has broad synonym

auriclular

id

UBERON:0001595

prefLabel

Auricular muscle

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