posterior auricular muscle

Preferred Label : posterior auricular muscle;

Uberon definition : 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.;

Uberon synonym : auricularis posterior;

Uberon related term : post-auricular muscle; post auricular muscle;

Details

Origin ID

0018110;

UMLS CUI

C0224140;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Auricularis posterior [FMA entity]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Entire posterior auricularis muscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Auricularis posterior [FMA entity]
- Structure of posterior auricularis muscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- posterior auricularis muscle [SNOMED Notion]
Uberon cross reference
- Auricularis posterior [FMA entity]
- Entire posterior auricularis muscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
innervated by
- posterior auricular nerve [UBERON concept]

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