Dissection of ear from lateral aspect

Right auricular cartilage, medial surface

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Dissection of ear from lateral aspect

Right auricular cartilage, medial surface

The cartilage has been retracted anterolaterally after removal of its perichondrium.

1. Temporal fascia
2. Superior auricular muscle
3. Lesser occipital nerve
4. Tragal plate
5. External acoustic meatus
6. Occipital branch posterior auricular artery
7. Cartilaginous acoustic meatus
8. Terminal incisure (pointer on cartilaginous isthmus)
9. Posterior auricular nerve
10. Parotid gland
11. Superficial temporal vein and auriculotemporal nerve
12. Eminence of triangular fossa
13. Sulcus of upper crus of anthelix
14. Transverse sulcus of anthelix
15. Conchal eminence
16. Scaphoid eminence
17. Posterior auricular muscle and posterior auricular ligament (cut off)
18. Posterior auricular branch auricular artery
19. Fossa of anthelix
20. Transverse auricular muscle
21. Antitragicohelical fissure
22. Tail of helix