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Superior auricular muscle information


Superior auricular muscle
Face and neck muscles. Superior auricular muscle shown in red.
The muscles of the auricula. Superior auricular is at top (indicated by the red arrow).
Details
OriginTemporal fascia
InsertionAbove the auricle of the outer ear
ArteryPosterior auricular artery
NerveBranches to auricular muscle from posterior auricular nerve of facial nerve (cranial nerve VII)
ActionsPulls ear upward
Identifiers
Latinmusculus auricularis superior
TA98A04.1.03.021
TA22090
FMA46855
Anatomical terms of muscle
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The superior auricular muscle is a muscle above the auricle of the outer ear. It originates from the epicranial aponeurosis, and inserts into the upper part of the medial surface of the auricle. It draws the auricle upwards.

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