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Can you make the hairs on your arm stand on ends?

No, and the muscle that controls the movement is the piloerector muscle. See piloerector which are smooth muscle (involuntary)


Muscle responsible for making hair stand on end?

Piloerector Muscle


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It's made out smooth muscle, of the multiunit variety, like the iris.


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.


What are tiny muscles attached to hair follicles that pull the hair upright during fright or cold?

Piloerector muscles


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Sweat glands and piloerector muscles in the skin do not receive dual innervation, meaning they are only innervated by the sympathetic nervous system. This allows for a coordinated response in the body's fight-or-flight response.


What is the machine when your hair stand on end's?

This phenomenon is caused by the piloerector muscles contracting, which can be triggered by fear, cold temperatures, or emotional responses. The muscles pull on the hair follicles, causing the hairs to stand upright. This is known as piloerection, or colloquially as "goosebumps."


What connects muscle to muscle and connective tissue to muscle?

Muscle does not connect to muscle. Fascia is a connective tissue that connects muscle to organs. Tendons connect muscle to bone.


What type of muscle is the tricep muscle?

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How are individual muscle cells different from the muscle tissue in the bicep muscle?

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What type of muscle is associated with type of muscle?

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What binds muscle to bone and muscle to muscle?

Tendons tie muscles to bones and ligaments tie muscle to muscle.