auricular muscle

Preferred Label : auricular muscle;

Uberon definition : A muscle that is part of the pinna and is attached to the auricular cartilage;

Uberon synonym : muscle of auricle;

Uberon related term : attolens aurem muscle; auriculares muscles; auricularis muscles; attrahens aurem muscle; auriculares anterior; auricularis; auriculares; auricularis muscle; temporoparietalis;

Uberon broad term : auriclular;

Uberon Action note : 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.;

Details

Origin ID

0001595;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- auricular muscle [Radlex concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Auricular muscle [FMA entity]
- Entire auricular muscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
Uberon cross reference
- Auricular muscle [FMA entity]
- Entire auricular muscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
attaches to
- auricular cartilage [UBERON concept]
part of
- pinna [UBERON concept]

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