Helix | |
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The auricle seen from the side
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Horizontal section through left ear; upper half of section (helix labeled at bottom right)
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Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | helix |
TA98 | A15.3.01.005 |
TA2 | 106 |
FMA | 60992 |
Anatomical terminology |
The helix is the prominent rim of the auricle. Where the helix turns downwards posteriorly, a small tubercle is sometimes seen, namely the auricular tubercle of Darwin.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1033 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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