Oblique muscle of auricle | |
Latin: | musculus obliquus auriculae |
Nerve: | Posterior auricular nerve from the facial nerve |
The oblique muscle of auricle (oblique auricular muscle or Tod muscle[1]) is an intrinsic muscle of the outer ear.
The oblique muscle of auricle is placed on the cranial surface of the pinna. It consists of a few fibers extending from the upper and back part of the concha to the convexity immediately above it.