The auricular muscles are thin, fan-shaped muscles that connect the auricle to the scalp, and move the auricle to a certain extent. These muscles include: The auricularis anterior, that arises from the lateral border of the epicranial aponeurosis and attaches to the spine of the helix of the auricle. The auricularis posterior, that arises from the mastoid process of the temporal bone and inserts into the ponticulus on the eminentia conchae. The auricularis superior, that arises from the epicrani