Posterior auricular muscle

Posterior auricular muscle
The muscles of the auricula
Auricula in context.
Latin	musculus auricularis posterior
Gray's	subject #229 1035
Origin	Mastoid Process
Insertion	Posterior ear
Artery	Posterior auricular artery
Nerve	Posterior auricular nerve of Facial nerve
Actions	Pulls ear backward

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.

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• 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 As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.