Tragicus

Tragicus

Tragicus

Outer ear muscle

The tragicus, also called the tragus muscle or Valsalva muscle,[1] is an intrinsic muscle of the outer ear.

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It is a short, flattened vertical band on the lateral surface of the tragus.[1]

While the muscle modifies the auricular shape only minimally in the majority of individuals, this action could increase the opening of the external acoustic meatus in some.[2]

Additional images

  • Anatomy of human ear

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References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1035 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. [1]
    "Definition: 'Tragius (muscle)'". MediLexicon International Ltd. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Tragicus". AnatomyExpert. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2013.


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