Anterior auricular muscle

Anterior auricular muscle

Infobox Muscle
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Latin = musculus auricularis anterior
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Caption = The muscles of the auricula


Caption2 = Auricula in context.
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The anterior auricular muscle, the smallest of the three auriculares muscles, is thin and fan-shaped, and its fibers are pale and indistinct. It arises from the lateral edge of the galea aponeurotica, and its fibers converge to be inserted into a projection on the front of the helix.


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