Term Name: | superior auricular muscle |
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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. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0018108] |