auricularis posterior

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Introduction

Facial muscle of external ear.

Origin

mastoid process

Insertion

posterior portion of root of auricle

Action

draws back pinna of ear

Innervation

facial nerve (CN VII)

More general terms

References

  1. ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
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