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arrector pili muscle [1 record]

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Record 1 1997-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Skin
CONT

The arrector pili is a small involuntary muscle attached to the underside of a hair follicle. Fear or cold contracts it, causing the hair to stand up straight, giving the skin the appearance of "gooseflesh". Eyelash and eyebrow hairs lack arrector pili muscles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil cutané
DEF

[...] petit muscle non soumis à notre volonté. Il est fixé par sa partie supérieure aux tissus du derme et, par son extrémité inférieure, il est rattaché à la base du follicule pileux qui contient la racine du poil.

CONT

Le follicule est muni d'un muscle lisse destiné à le redresser (muscle arrecteur).

Spanish

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