At the front part of the auricula, where the helix bends upward, is a small projection of cartilage, called the spina helicis.

Spina helicis
Cranial surface of cartilage of right auricula. (Spina helicis labeled at center right.)
Identifiers
TA98A15.3.01.007
TA2952
FMA61027
Anatomical terminology

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  This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1034 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)