arrector pili muscle

arrector pili muscle
arrector pi·li muscle -'pī-.lī-, -'pil-ē- n one of the small fan-shaped smooth muscles associated with the base of each hair that contract when the body surface is chilled and erect the hairs, compress an oil gland above each muscle, and produce the appearance of goose bumps called also erector pili muscle, pilomotor muscle

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  • musculus arrector pili — [TA] arrector pili muscle: a type of tiny smooth muscle of the skin whose contraction causes the hair to stand erect with cutis anserina (goose flesh). origin, papillary layer of dermis; insertion, a hair follicle; innervation, sympathetic;… …   Medical dictionary

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  • folliculus pili — [TA] hair follicle: one of the tubular invaginations of the epidermis that enclose the hairs, and from which they grow. It is divided into upper and lower segments: the upper comprises the follicular infundibulum (extending from the free surface… …   Medical dictionary

  • pilomotor muscle — n ARRECTOR PILI MUSCLE …   Medical dictionary

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