Piloerector Muscle
Piloerector Muscle
The arrector pili muscles makes the hairs on your arm stand on end.
arrector pili muscle
Makes the hair follicle stand upright
Arrector Pili Muscle
tiny muscle fibers attached to each hair follicle, which contract to make the hairs stand on end, causing goose bumps.
Standing hair is caused by the tiny muscle that connects the hair to the follicle. This muscle is called the arrector pili.
arrector pilli
It causes erection of hair when stimulated by the sympathetic nervous system.
The arrector pili muscles are in the hair follicles. When contracted, they cause the hair to stand on ends, commonly known as goosebumps.
The hormone responsible for male facial hair and muscle development is testosterone. Testosterone is produced primarily in the testes and is responsible for the development and maintenance of secondary sexual characteristics in males, such as facial hair growth and increased muscle mass.
The contraction or relaxation of the erector pili muscle determines the orientation of hair on the skin. When it contracts, due to fear or cold, hair stands upright.This is a tiny muscle that attaches to the base of a hair follicle mammals at one end and to dermal tissue on the other end.