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What is pilomotor response?
Goose bumps
Why do you get goose bumpes?
Goose bumps, or the pilomotor reflex, is caused by tiny muscles contracting at the base of each hair on the skin. It can occur when cold but also during strong emotion.
Do geese get goose bumps?
No, while Geese and other birds have a reaction to cold that make their feathers straighten they don't have have a piloerection reaction or the pilomotor reflex like humans and other mammals get.
What is the name of the muscle attached to the hair follicle?
The root of each hair follicle is connected to the small arrector pili muscles are small muscles attached to hair follicles in mammals. Each arrector pili muscle has a bundle of smooth muscle fibers which attach to the follicular units which have nerves.
What are some nine letter words with 1st letter P and 4th letter O and 5th letter M and 8th letter O?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern P--OM--O-. That is, nine letter words with 1st letter P and 4th letter O and 5th letter M and 8th letter O. In alphabetical order, they are: palominos pilomotor
What are some nine letter words with 4th letter O and 5th letter M and 8th letter O?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 8 words with the pattern ---OM--O-. That is, nine letter words with 4th letter O and 5th letter M and 8th letter O. In alphabetical order, they are: aeromotor automaton ideomotor locomotor nicompoop palominos pilomotor vasomotor
What are some nine letter words with 2nd letter I and 5th letter M and 7th letter T and 9th letter R?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 5 words with the pattern -I--M-T-R. That is, nine letter words with 2nd letter I and 5th letter M and 7th letter T and 9th letter R. In alphabetical order, they are: kilometer milometer picometer pilomotor tiltmeter
What are some nine letter words with 2nd letter I and 4th letter O and 5th letter M and 7th letter T?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 6 words with the pattern -I-OM-T--. That is, nine letter words with 2nd letter I and 4th letter O and 5th letter M and 7th letter T. In alphabetical order, they are: kilometer kilometre milometer picometer picometre pilomotor
What are some nine letter words with 5th letter M and 6th letter O and 8th letter O and 9th letter R?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 6 words with the pattern ----MO-OR. That is, nine letter words with 5th letter M and 6th letter O and 8th letter O and 9th letter R. In alphabetical order, they are: aeromotor dynamotor ideomotor locomotor pilomotor vasomotor
What are some nine letter words with 2nd letter I and 4th letter O and 5th letter M?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 13 words with the pattern -I-OM----. That is, nine letter words with 2nd letter I and 4th letter O and 5th letter M. In alphabetical order, they are: binomials binominal dinomania kilometer kilometre kilomoles milometer mitomycin nicompoop picometer picometre picomoles pilomotor
What are some nine letter words with 1st letter P and 8th letter O and 9th letter R?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 32 words with the pattern P------OR. That is, nine letter words with 1st letter P and 8th letter O and 9th letter R. In alphabetical order, they are: palliator peculator percussor perfector perfervor permeator perorator pilomotor playactor possessor posterior precensor precentor preceptor precursor predictor preemptor prehensor prelector prepostor processor professor projector promissor propellor propretor propulsor prorector prosector protector protestor punctator
What seven letter word starting with p relating to hair?
7 letter word for / pertaining to hair is pilsus(pronounced Pi-low-se). Another 7 letter word pertaining to hair is Epilate (Epi = from Latin, outside) which is to pull out or eradicate hair. In medical terms the word Pilo, Pil and Pili are used as prefixes when describing hair or a function it and come from the Latin word for hair "Pilus". e.g. the action of hairs raising on your arm is called Pilorection which is part of the Pilomotor Reflexes (PNS/peripheral nervous system). This happens in response to cold, emotional stress or skin irritation. Covered with fine soft hair "pilsus", from Latin Pilus (hair). Dave Loftus, Dublin, Eire
