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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.

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The Sympathetic Nervous System, which originates from T1-L2 in the lateral horn. It's what is responsible for your Fight or Flight reflex. Yawning

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The arrector pili is the muscle of the hair follicle. They are responsible for connecting the root or bulb of the hair to the hair follicle.

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contraction of the arrector pili muscle results from what

^...No. When Arrector Pili Muscles contract you get goosebumps.

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''goose bumps'' are formed

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adrenaline! which is a stress hormone

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smooth muscle

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