part of part of attached to attached to system auricular muscle http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Gray906.png auricularis SCTID:244757006 attrahens aurem muscle auriculares A muscle that is part of the pinna and is attached to the auricular cartilage. attolens aurem muscle musculi auriculares auriculares anterior auricularis muscles temporoparietalis auriclular FMA:48966 auricularis muscle In some mammals these muscles can adjust the direction of the pinna. In humans these muscles possess very little action. The auricularis anterior draws the auricula forward and upward; the Auricularis superior slightly raises it; and the Auricularis posterior draws it backward. EMAPA:35159 Wikipedia:Auricular_muscles muscle of auricle auriculares muscles UBERON:0001595 MA:0001229 muscle organ pinna auricular cartilage