Tags: Anatomical Structure, Muscle.

The Antitragicus is an intrinsic muscle of the outer ear.In human anatomy the antitragicus arises from the outer part of the antitragus and is inserted into the cauda helicis (or tail of the helix) and antihelix.The function of the muscle is to adjusts the shape of the ear by pulling the antitragus and cauda helicis towards each other.

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