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The muscles of the external area of the ears are vestigial structures which were once useful, but through evolution have lost their usefulness. Monkeys can be seen using these muscles around the ear(s) so that they may better locate a potential predator in the vicinity; moving the ear(s) in different directions. Muscles in the middle ear are mostly used to protect against loud noises, as is the Tensor Tympani muscle. The stadepius is the smallest skeletal muscle in the body, and is used to stabilize the stapes, the smallest bone in the body.
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How many ear muscles does a cat have?
32 in each ear, 64 ear muscles in total.
What is the function of the auricularis?
The function of the auricularis muscle group is to adjust the scalp and the ear in order to hear sounds better. Most of the muscles in this group are generally thin and shaped like a fan near the ear cartilage.
Who many muscles are in the elephant ear?
how many muscles in an elephant's ear
What is this you have 32 muscles in each ear?
No, its cats who have 32 muscles in each ear, not humans.
Which are the fastest muscles in my body?
Ear muscles.
How many muscles in a human ear?
There are 3 muscles in the human ear. Interestingly cats, although small has 32 muscles in their ears.
How many muscles are in human ear?
there are really know muscles in there ear but the tishew feels like a muscle
Which animal has the most ear muscles and how many muscles goes it have?
Elephant.
How many muscles does a cat have in it's ear?
Cats have 32 muscles in each ear. This allows the ear to be moved around 180 degrees for directional sound perception and body language.
What is the function of the semiciricular canals in the ear?
The function of semi circular canal in the ear is balance and orientation
The muscles that move the human ear appear to be?
vestigial structure-such as the human appendix, doesn't seem to have a function and may once have functioned in the body of an ancestor..:)
What is the function of the anvil ear?
A tiny bone in the ear which conducts sound from the ear drum to the middle ear.
