Scutiform cartilage
Cartilago scutiformis
Definition
The scutiform cartilage is one of the cartilages of the auricle. It is square-shaped with two branches and lies on the temporalis muscle, rostromedially to the base of the auricle. The scutiform cartilage is attached to the auricular cartilage by multiple muscle bundles.
References
Constantinescu GM, Schaller O. Illustrated veterinary anatomical nomenclature. 3rd Edition. Enke Verlag, Stuttgart, 2012.
