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Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Dissection of ear from lateral aspect

Right auricular cartilage, medial surface

Image #59-6

KEYWORDS: Bones cartilage joints, Ear.

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The cartilage has been retracted anterolaterally after removal of its perichondrium.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