Ponticulus
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| Cranial surface of cartilage of right auricula. (Ponticulus visible at center right.) | |
| Latin | p. auriculae |
| Gray's | subject #229 1034 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | p_29/12659242 |
The eminentia conchae is crossed by a vertical ridge, the ponticulus, which gives attachment to the Auricularis posterior muscle.
[edit] External links
Holt J (2005). "The ponticulus: an anatomic study.". Otol Neurotol 26 (6): 1122-4. PMID 16272927.
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