Antihelix
| Antihelix | |
|---|---|
The auricula. Lateral surface. | |
| Identifiers | |
| TA98 | A15.3.01.009 |
| TA2 | 109 |
| FMA | 60995 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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.
The antihelix divides above into two legs or crura; the crura antihelicis, between which is a triangular depression, the fossa triangularis.