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Muscle associated with a hair follicle that cause the hair to stand on end when contracted is?

The arrector pili muscle is responsible for causing hair to stand on end when contracted. It is a small bundle of smooth muscle fibers attached to the hair follicle. When this muscle contracts, it pulls on the hair follicle, making the hair upright.


The muscle in the skin that is responsible for the goose flesh appearance?

The muscle responsible for the goosebumps appearance is the arrector pili muscle. When stimulated, this muscle contracts and pulls on hair follicles, causing them to stand upright and creating the appearance of goosebumps on the skin.


What muscle causes your hair to stand on end?

The arrector pili muscles makes the hairs on your arm stand on end.


What does the pilosebaceous unit consist of?

The pilosebaceous unit consists of a hair follicle, sebaceous gland, and associated arrector pili muscle. The hair follicle produces hair, the sebaceous gland secretes oil to lubricate the skin and hair, and the arrector pili muscle is responsible for causing hair to stand up on end.


What is the smooth muscle that causes your hair to stand up?

arrector pili muscle


What is hair erector muscle in role temperature?

Makes the hair follicle stand upright


What make your hair stand on end?

Arrector Pili Muscle


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 is arrector pilli muscle?

tiny muscle fibers attached to each hair follicle, which contract to make the hairs stand on end, causing goose bumps.


The structure responsible for pulling on the follicle and causing goosebumps?

The arrector pili muscle is the structure responsible for pulling on the hair follicle, causing it to stand up and creating goosebumps. This muscle contracts in response to cold or emotional stimuli, causing the hairs to elevate and creating the appearance of goosebumps on the skin.


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.


What muscle responsible for pulling the hair follicle into an upright position?

arrector pilli