Superior auricular muscle

 The superior auricular muscle, the largest of the three auriculares muscles, is also thin and fan-shaped. Its fibers arise from the galea aponeurotica, and converge to be inserted by a thin, flattened tendon into the upper part of the cranial surface of the auricula. This muscle is innervated by the temporal branch of the facial nerve

Superior auricular muscle
Face and neck muscles. Superior auricular muscle shown in red.
The muscles of the auricula. Superior auricular is at top (indicated by the red arrow).
Details
Origin	Temporal fascia
Insertion	Above the ear
Artery	Posterior auricular artery
Nerve	branches to auricular muscle from posterior auricular nerve of facial nerve (cranial nerve VII)
Actions	Pulls ear upward
Identifiers
Latin	musculus auricularis superior
TA98	A04.1.03.021
TA2	2090
FMA	46855
Anatomical terms of muscle [edit on Wikidata]

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