Ponticulus

Ponticulus
Cranial surface of cartilage of right auricula. (Ponticulus visible at center right.)
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Latin	p. auriculae
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The eminentia conchae is crossed by a vertical ridge, the ponticulus, which gives attachment to the Auricularis posterior muscle.

References

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

Holt J (2005). "The ponticulus: an anatomic study.". Otol Neurotol. 26 (6): 1122–4. doi:10.1097/01.mao.0000194887.59270.7d. PMID 16272927.

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