Preferred Label : anterior auricular muscle;
Uberon definition : 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.;
Uberon synonym : auricularis anterior;
Origin ID : 0018109;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
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.
