Anterior auricular muscle

Anterior auricular muscle
The muscles of the auricula
Auricula in context.
Latin	musculus auricularis anterior
Gray's	subject #229 1035
Origin	Temporal fascia
Insertion	Major helix
Artery	Posterior auricular artery
Nerve	Temporal branch of Facial nerve
Actions	Pulls ear forward

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.

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.