Auricle (anatomy)
The auricle or auricula is the visible part of the ear that is outside the head. It is also called the pinna (Latin for 'wing' or 'fin', pl.: pinnae), a term that is used more in zoology.
| Auricle | |
|---|---|
The auricula. Lateral surface. | |
| Details | |
| Artery | posterior auricular, anterior auricular |
| Nerve | Trigeminal nerve, great auricular nerve, lesser occipital nerve |
| Lymph | To pre- and post-auricular nodes, nodes of parotid and cervical chains |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | auricula |
| MeSH | D054644 |
| TA98 | A15.3.01.002 |
| TA2 | 104, 6863 |
| FMA | 56580 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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