Anterior auricular muscle
| Anterior auricular muscle | |
|---|---|
 Face and neck muscles. Anterior auricular muscle shown in red. | |
 The muscles of the auricula. Anterior auricular is at right (indicated by the red arrow). | |
| Details | |
| Origin | Temporal fascia |
| Insertion | Major Helix (ear) |
| Artery | Posterior auricular artery |
| Nerve | Temporal branch of facial nerve |
| Actions | Pulls ear forward |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Musculus auricularis anterior |
| TA | A04.1.03.020 |
| FMA | 46856 |
| Anatomical terms of muscle | |
The anterior auricular muscle, the smallest of the three auricular 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.
Additional images
Auricula in context.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1035 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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