Pinna (anatomy)

Tags: Anatomical Structure.

In animal anatomy the pinna (Latin for wing or fin plural pinnae) is the visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head (this may also be referred to as the auricle or auricula).

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artery: Posterior auricular artery, Anterior auricular branches of superficial temporal artery
Gray page: 1034
Gray subject: 229
nerve: Great auricular nerve, Lesser occipital nerve, Trigeminal nerve

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