Parotidoauricular muscle

About the parotidoauricular muscle of the dog

Parotidoauricular muscle is a muscle of the neck (neck), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus parotidoauricularis. You can turn it above, see it in place in the neck of the dog, and open it inside the whole animal in Vetomica.

Where it runs from and to

A muscle is told apart from its neighbours by what it takes hold of at each end, which is also what decides what it does when it shortens.

Origin

Fascia covering the parotid gland and the side of the throat.

Insertion

Base of the auricle on its lateral side.

Action

Draws the ear downward and backward.

Nerve

Branches of the facial nerve.

Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the dog; the books it was checked against are listed below.

Terminology

English

Parotidoauricular muscle

Latin (NAV)

Musculus parotidoauricularis

Status

A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria

The parotidoauricular muscle in other animals

The same structure in the other animals in the Library, to compare.

• Parotidoauricular muscle of the horse

Questions about the parotidoauricular muscle

What is the Latin name of the parotidoauricular muscle?

In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the parotidoauricular muscle is called Musculus parotidoauricularis.

Where is the parotidoauricular muscle of the dog?

Parotidoauricular muscle is a muscle of the neck (neck), one on each side of the body.

Where does the parotidoauricular muscle originate and insert?

Origin: Fascia covering the parotid gland and the side of the throat. Insertion: Base of the auricle on its lateral side.

What nerve supplies the parotidoauricular muscle?

Branches of the facial nerve.

What does the parotidoauricular muscle do?

Draws the ear downward and backward.