Auricularis posterior
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Auricularis posterior is a skeletal muscle that originates at Mastoid process of temporal bone and tendon of sternocleidomastoid Inserts to Dorsal part of the pinna, and is supplied by (artery, and nerve), and its actions include:facial nerve [CNVII
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