Transverse muscle of auricle
- Transverse muscle of auricle
Infobox Muscle
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Latin = musculus transversus auriculae
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Caption = The muscles of the auricula.
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The transverse muscle of auricle is placed on the cranial surface of the pinna.
It consists of scattered fibers, partly tendinous and partly muscular, extending from the eminentia conchae to the prominence corresponding with the scapha.
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