Actions Pulls ear forward | Insertion Major Helix (ear) | |
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Latin Musculus auricularis anterior | ||
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.
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