Parotidoauricular muscle
Musculus parotidoauricularis
Draws the ear down and turns its opening outward.
About the parotidoauricular muscle of the horse
Parotidoauricular muscle is a muscle of the head (head), 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 head of the horse, 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
- The fascia over the parotid gland.
- Insertion
- The base of the ear, on the lateral side of the conchal cartilage.
- Action
- Draws the ear down and turns its opening outward.
- Nerve
- The caudal auricular branch of the facial nerve.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the horse; 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.
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 horse?
- Parotidoauricular muscle is a muscle of the head (head), one on each side of the body.
- Where does the parotidoauricular muscle originate and insert?
- Origin: The fascia over the parotid gland. Insertion: The base of the ear, on the lateral side of the conchal cartilage.
- What nerve supplies the parotidoauricular muscle?
- The caudal auricular branch of the facial nerve.
- What does the parotidoauricular muscle do?
- Draws the ear down and turns its opening outward.
See the parotidoauricular muscle inside the whole horse.
Vetomica opens on this structure with every layer of the horse around it: peel back the skin and the muscles, cut a section through it, X-ray it, and practise naming it until you stop getting it wrong.
Free for 7 days, no card. After that the skeletons stay free.
