1
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| Lesser occipital nerve |
2
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| Posterior auricular muscle (cut across) |
3
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| Auricular branch vagus nerve |
4
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| Aberrant slip of posterior auricular muscle |
5
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| Occipital branch of posterior auricular nerve |
6
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| Posterior auricular nerve |
7
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| Sternocleidomastoid muscle (superficial fascia reflected) |
8
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| Upper pointer: Superior auricular muscle Lower pointer: Temporal fascia |
9
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| Helix |
10
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| Tragal plate |
11
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| External acoustic meatus (opened posteriorly) |
12
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| Conchal eminence |
13
.
| Posterior branch greater auricular nerve |
14
.
| Cartilaginous acoustic meatus |
15
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| Communication between posterior auricular nerve and greater auricular nerve |
16
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| Upper pointer: Antitragicohelical fissure Lower pointer: Tail of helix |
17
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| Branch facial nerve (to intrinsic muscles of auricle) |
18
.
| Parotid gland |
19
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| Greater auricular nerve |