Term Name: | anterior auricular muscle |
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Definition: | 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. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0018109] |