Origin Mastoid Process Actions Pulls ear backward | Insertion Posterior ear | |
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Artery Posterior auricular artery Nerve Posterior auricular nerve of Facial nerve Latin musculus auricularis posterior | ||
The posterior auricular muscle consists of two or three fleshy fasciculi, which arise from the mastoid portion of the temporal bone by short aponeurotic fibers. They are inserted into the lower part of the cranial surface of the concha.
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