Posterior auricular muscle
- Posterior auricular muscle
Infobox Muscle
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Latin = musculus auricularis posterior
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GrayPage = 1035
Caption = The muscles of the auricula
Caption2 = Auricula in context.
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DorlandsPre = m_22
DorlandsSuf = 12548458
The posterior auricular muscle consists of two or three fleshy fasciculi, which arise from the mastoid portion of the temporal bone by short aponeurotic fibers. They are inserted into the lower part of the cranial surface of the concha.
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