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KEYWORDS: Bones cartilage joints, Ear.

Higher resolution images are available for a fee. Contact Drew Bourn, PhD, MLIS.

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The cartilage has been retracted anterolaterally after removal of its perichondrium.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