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auricularis posterior
Facial muscle of external ear.
Origin: mastoid process
Insertion: posterior portion of root of auricle
Action: draws back pinna of ear
Innervation: facial nerve (CN VII)
General
skeletal muscle (voluntary muscle)
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
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