Helix (ear)
Helix | |
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The auricle seen from the side | |
Horizontal section through left ear; upper half of section (helix labeled at bottom right) | |
Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | Helix |
TA | A15.3.01.005 |
FMA | 60992 |
The helix is the prominent rim of the auricle. Where the helix turns downwards posteriorly, a small tubercle is sometimes seen, namely the auricular tubercle of Darwin.
Additional images
- The muscles of the auricula.
- Left: Darwin's tubercle. Right: the homologous point in a macaque.
- External ear. Right auricle.Lateral view.
- External ear. Right auricle.Lateral view.
- External ear. Right auricle.Lateral view.
See also
This article uses anatomical terminology; for an overview, see Anatomical terminology.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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