Intertragic notch

Intertragic notch

The auricula. Lateral surface.
Identifiers
Code a_49

Anatomical terminology

The intertragic notch is a feature of mammalian ear anatomy. In humans, it is the space that separates the tragus from the antitragus in the outer ear.

It is the point specified (although not by that name) in the U.S. Army’s regulation governing the length of sideburns in male soldiers.[1]

References

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

  1. Army Regulation 670–1 (3 February 2005),”Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia”, 1-8, a, (2), b. “Sideburns will not extend below the lowest part of the exterior ear opening.”



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