Antihelix

The antihelix (anthelix) is a part of the visible ear; the pinna. The antihelix is a curved prominence of cartilage parallel with and in front of the helix on the pinna.

Antihelix
The auricula. Lateral surface.
Identifiers
TAA15.3.01.009
FMA60995
Anatomical terminology

The antihelix divides above into two legs or crura; the crura antihelicis, between which is a triangular depression, the fossa triangularis.

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