Spina helicis

At the front part of the auricula, where the helix bends upward, is a small projection of cartilage, called the spina helicis.

Spina helicis
Cranial surface of cartilage of right auricula. (Spina helicis labeled at center right.)
Identifiers
TAA15.3.01.007
FMA61027
Anatomical terminology

References

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


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