250 



.Mu8eL 



es 01 



the Head. 



Pi-dtuberamia 

 occipitalis externa 



M. transversus 

 nuchae 



Space for the passapo 

 of IliP ii. and V. occi- 



liitalis and tliey" 

 n. occipitalis majoi' 



M. semispinalis 

 capitis 



M. splenitis capi- 

 tis et cervicis . 



Galea aponeurotica 



, M. aiirictilaris 

 superior 



]M. occipitalis 



M. auricularis 

 posterior 



Auricula 



- M. sternocleiclomastoideus 



M. tra- 

 pezius 



296. 



Right occipi- 

 tal and cervi- 

 cal muscles, 



viewed from behind. 



31. aiiricHlaris anterior (0. T. attralieiis aureni) (see Fig. 2S6). Form: flat, triangular. 

 J'ositioii: ill fnnit of and above the ear. Origin: galea aponeurotica. Insertion: to 

 the anterior end of the helix auriculae. Action: it draws the auricle fonvard and upward. 

 I n n e r v a t i o n : n . i'acialis. 



M. .luriciilaris superior (0. T. attoUens aurem) (see also Fig. 28(i). Form: flat, triangular. 

 Position: aliove the ear. O rigin : galea aponeurotica. Insertion: narrow, to the eininentia 

 fossae triangularis auriculae. Action: it draws the auricle upward. Innervation: n. facialis. 



M. auricularis posterior (0. T. retrahens aurem). Form: oblong-quadrangular, single 

 or divideii. Position: beliind the ear. Origin: pars mastoidea oss. temporalis, upon the 

 tendon of the m. sternocleidoiuastoideus. Insertion: with parallel flbers to the eininentia 

 conchae auriculae. Action: it draws the auricle backward and upward. Innervation: 

 n. auricularis posterior (VII). 



M. transversus nuchae, inconstant. Form: oblong- quadrangular. Position: it 

 lies suiierliciallv upon the linea nuc}iac supiM'ior, in the same layer as the mm. trapezius 

 and sternocleidomastoideus. Origin: protuberantia occipitaUs externa. Insertion: tendon 

 of the m. sternocleidomastoideus. 



