16. The adductor auris inferior (Fig. 64, _o_). Transect near its
insertion.
The external ear is now attached to the head only by the external
auditory meatus and the tragicus lateralis muscle. Read the description
of the latter (p. 418, and Fig. 67, _a_), find it beneath the fat which
surrounds the proximal portion of the external ear, and cut it as far
ventrad as possible. Now cut across the cartilaginous auditory meatus as
near to the tympanic bone as possible, and remove the external ear,
preserving it for future study. (The remainder of the muscles of the
external ear may be studied in connection with the study of the auditory
organ.)