Pyramidal muscle of auricle

Musculus pyramidalis auriculae

  • Eponym: Jung's muscle

Definition

Description:
The pyramidal muscle of auricle is an inconstant prolongation of the fibers of the muscle of tragus to the spine of helix.

References

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).

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