Cauda helicis
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In the lower part of the helix
the cartilage
is prolonged downward as a tail-like process, the cauda helicis; this is separated from the antihelix
by a fissure, the fissura antitragohelicina.
Helix (ear)
The prominent rim of the auricula is called the helix. Where the helix turns downward behind, a small tubercle is frequently seen: the auricular tubercle of Darwin....
the cartilage
Cartilage
Cartilage is a flexible connective tissue found in many areas in the bodies of humans and other animals, including the joints between bones, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, the elbow, the knee, the ankle, the bronchial tubes and the intervertebral discs...
is prolonged downward as a tail-like process, the cauda helicis; this is separated from the antihelix
Antihelix
On the pinna, a curved prominence of cartilage, parallel with and in front of the helix, is called the antihelix, also known as the anthelix; this divides above into two crura, the crura antihelicis, between which is a triangular depression, the fossa triangularis....
by a fissure, the fissura antitragohelicina.