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These are the muscles that make your hair stand up.... goose bumps, anyone?
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How does the arrector pili muscle cause shivering?
The arrector pilli does not cause shivering - it's responsible for "goosebumps".. shivering is caused by skeletal-muscles..
Pulls the hair follicle into an upright position?
arrector pilli
What muscle that causes a goose bump?
Goosebumps are caused by little muscles called the arrectores pilorum (the hair erector muscles). Contraction of these muscles elevates the hair follicles above the rest of the skin. And it is these tiny elevations we perceive as goose bumps. Source: http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=6842
Tiny muscles attached to hair follicles that pull the hair upright during fright or cold?
The muscles are called arrector pili and they pull the hair upright for both of those reasons and a few others.. let me know if you want to know more :)
What muscle responsible for pulling the hair follicle into an upright position?
arrector pilli
Is arrector pilli assist in maintaining skin tonus?
Yes, the arrector pili muscles contribute to maintaining skin tone. These small muscles are attached to hair follicles and contract in response to various stimuli, causing the hair to stand on end and the skin to form "goosebumps." This contraction helps to firm the skin and provide support.
What is arrector pilli muscle?
tiny muscle fibers attached to each hair follicle, which contract to make the hairs stand on end, causing goose bumps.
Why is the erector pili vestigial?
Arrector pilli. Humans do not have enough hair left to raise in trapping heat under a good layer of hair, so now this response just tells us we are too cold, or that danger is eminent.
Where is the position of erector pilli muscles?
Right next to the bottom of a hair in the dermis layer of the skin. (It's not in the hair of the head or the private parts).
When was Lilli Pilli Football Club created?
Lilli Pilli Football Club was created in 1961.
What is the name for cat in Telugu?
Pilli is cat in Telugu.
What is a pilli?
A pilli helps a cell move but it also sticks to things. An example is your teeth.
