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No muscles are associated with hair follicles,

A hair follicle is a part of the skin that grows hair by cramping old cells tightly. Attached to the follicle is a sebaceous gland, a tiny sebum-producing gland found everywhere except on the palms, lips and soles of the feet. The thicker the density of the hair, the more the number of sebaceous glands that are found.

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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.


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.


How is hair attached to your head?

Hair is attached to the head by hair follicles, which are tiny pockets in the skin where hair grows from. Each hair follicle is connected to a sebaceous gland and a tiny muscle called the arrector pili muscle, which help with hair growth and positioning. Blood vessels in the scalp also play a role in nourishing the hair follicles.


What is the function of the hair erector muscle?

i assumed you are referring to the arrector pili muscle. usually when you are cold or scared, this muscle contracts, pulling the hair follicle in a upright position. the dents created are called goosebumps. it provides insulation and protects the hair


What is erector muscle of hair?

The erector pili muscle is a small muscle attached to hair follicles in mammalian skin. Its contraction causes hairs to stand on end, creating "goosebumps" or piloerection. This response is part of the body's fight or flight reaction to cold, fear, or other stimuli.


What is the muscle that hold hair called?

Hair is not held in by muscles, but there are muscles that an erect a hair called the "arrector pili muscle".


What is a bundle of smooth muscle cells attached to hair follicles?

arrector pili.


What are the structural and cellular features of a hair follicle?

The structural and cellular features of a hair follicle include the papilla, root sheath, matrix, bulge, and hair fiber. The arrector pili is another hair structure that is a very small muscle fiber attached to the follicle.


What part of the hair extends from the hair papilla to the body surface?

The hair shaft extends from the hair papilla to the body surface. It is made up of keratinized cells that form the visible part of the hair.


Which muscles attached to the hair follicles cause goose bumps?

arector pili muscle


What structure houses a hair?

A hair is housed in a hair follicle, which is a small cavity in the skin where the hair grows from. The hair follicle also contains sebaceous glands that produce oil to keep the hair and skin moisturized. Each hair follicle is connected to a tiny muscle called the arrector pili muscle, which can cause the hair to stand on end when contracted.