Antihelix
Part of the visible ear / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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TA98 | A15.3.01.009 |
TA2 | 109 |
FMA | 60995 |
Anatomical terminology |
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The antihelix divides above into two legs or crura; the crura antihelicis, between which is a triangular depression, the fossa triangularis.