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What are the smooth muscle cells that stand hairs on end in response to cold known as?
Those are known as arrector pili muscles. They are responsible for contracting and causing hairs to stand up in response to cold or emotional stimuli.
How do goosebumps help to keep you warm?
Goosebumps help keep you warm by causing your hairs to stand up, creating a layer of insulation that traps heat close to your body.
What is an arrector pili?
An arrector pili is a small muscle attached to hair follicles in mammals, including humans. When contracted, it causes the hair to stand on end, creating "goosebumps." This physiological response is triggered by cold or fear, aiming to trap air and provide insulation.
Can you make the hairs on your arm stand on end?
Standing hair is caused by the tiny muscle that connects the hair to the follicle. This muscle is called the arrector pili.
Gustatory hairs are to taste as olfactory hairs are to?
smell
What is another word for hairs on a dog's back?
when the hairs stand up on a dogs back they are known as Hackles
What is dead hair?
Dead hairs are the hairs that are curly and rough when touched and they stand up and can make your hair really messy.
Why do hairs stand up if body temperature is too low?
to keep the body warmer....
Why do the hairs on your arm stand up when they come into contact with a balloon?
static electricity static electricity
In order to warm the body up when cold?
the arrector pili muscles contract to stand hairs upright
Why do the hairs of your head stand up straight and apart from each other if you are given a strong enough charge?
The hairs on your head stand up straight and apart from each other when given a strong enough charge because they are all positively charged and repel each other due to the principle of electrostatics. This causes them to separate from each other and stand up straight.
What are the smooth muscle cells that stand hairs on end in response to cold known as?
Those are known as arrector pili muscles. They are responsible for contracting and causing hairs to stand up in response to cold or emotional stimuli.
Why do hair stands stand when you are frightened?
Your blood runs cold, as a reaction of that, your pores tighten, and causes your hair to move with the close up of pores by standing up.
What happens when arrector pilli muscles contract?
These are the muscles that make your hair stand up.... goose bumps, anyone?
What does it mean when the hairs on your arm stand up?
it means that ur cold and ur skin is trying to make u warmer
Why do the hairs on the back of your neck stand up when you pray?
because you are afraid god will know the sins you have committed and not answer your prayers. Our hairs stand on the back of our neck when we are frigthened. It is a defensive thing from instinct. Do you get afraid when you pray? Try to relax and teach your self that there is nothing to get alarmed about and it shoulld stop.
Why do we get goosebumps on our skin when we get scared?
Adrenaline stimulates tiny muscles to pull the roots of our hairs, thereby making them stand up on our skin.
