Caudal auricular muscles

Musculi auriculares caudales

Definition

Marjorie Champarou

The caudal auricular muscles are extended the back of the neck to the scutiform cartilage or the concha of auricle. These are the so-called «muscles of wickedness».

References

Barone R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 2, Arthrologie et myologie, 4th edition, Vigot, Paris, 2017.

Constantinescu GM, Schaller O. Illustrated veterinary anatomical nomenclature. 3rd Edition. Enke Verlag, Stuttgart, 2012.