Interscutular muscle
Musculus interscutularis
Draws the two ears toward the midline.
- System
- Muscle
- Region
- Head
- Sides
- Single, on the midline
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
- Scutiform cartilage of one ear.
- Insertion
- Scutiform cartilage of the other, crossing the dorsal midline of the head.
- Action
- Draws the two ears toward the midline.
- Nerve
- Facial nerve, auriculopalpebral branch.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the cat; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Interscutular muscle
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus interscutularis
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria