PAVILION OF THE EAR
\pɐvˈɪli͡ən ɒvðɪ ˈi͡ə], \pɐvˈɪliən ɒvðɪ ˈiə], \p_ɐ_v_ˈɪ_l_iə_n ɒ_v_ð_ɪ_ ˈiə]\
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Is seated behind the cheeks, beneath the temple, and anterior to the mastoid process. Its size varies in individuals. It is free above, behind, and below. Anteriorly and within, it is continuous with the neighbouring parts. Its outer surface has several prominences, the Helix, Anthelix, Tragus, Antitragus, and Lobe; and several cavities-the groove of the Helix, the fossa navicularis scu scaphoides, and the Concha. The skin which covers the pavilion is very fine, and studded with a number of sebaceous follicles. The auricle is fixed to the head by three fibro-areolar ligaments; - a superior, anterior, and posterior.
By Robley Dunglison
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