Superior auricular muscle

System Sensory (Ear)
SNOMED CT 244759009

Superior auricular muscle

Definition

The superior auricular muscle, the largest of the three auriculares muscles, is also thin and fan-shaped. Its fibers arise from the galea aponeurotica, and converge to be inserted by a thin, flattened tendon into the upper part of the cranial surface of the auricula.

Also known as auricularis superior — per UBERON

The Superior auricular muscle is a part of the Sensory (Ear).

Also identified as