Auricle (anatomy)

Auricle
Auricle
	The auricula. Lateral surface.
Details
Artery	Posterior auricular, anterior auricular
Nerve	Trigeminal nerve, great auricular nerve, lesser occipital nerve
Lymph	To pre- and post-auricular nodes, nodes of parotid and cervical chains
Identifiers
Latin	auricula
MeSH	D054644
TA98	A15.3.01.002
TA2	104, 6863
FMA	56580
	Anatomical terminology

The auricle or auricula is the visible part of the ear that is outside the head. It is also called the pinna (Latin for 'wing' or 'fin', pl.: pinnae), a term that is used more in zoology.