Ponticulus

Ponticulus
	Cranial surface of cartilage of right auricula. (Ponticulus visible at center right.)
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Latin	p. auriculae
	Anatomical terminology

The eminentia conchae is crossed by a vertical ridge, the ponticulus, which gives attachment to the Auricularis posterior muscle.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1034 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

Holt J (2005). "The ponticulus: an anatomic study". Otol Neurotol. 26 (6): 1122–4. doi:10.1097/01.mao.0000194887.59270.7d. PMID 16272927.

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