Arrector pili muscle
Muscles attached to hair follicles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The arrector pili muscles, also known as hair erector muscles,[1] are small muscles attached to hair follicles in mammals. Contraction of these muscles causes the hairs to stand on end,[2] known colloquially as goose bumps (piloerection).[3]
Quick Facts Details, Nerve ...
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Nerve | Sympathetic postganglionic nerve fibers |
Identifiers | |
TA98 | A16.0.00.024 |
TA2 | 7051 |
TH | H3.12.00.3.01041 |
FMA | 67821 |
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