PATHOLOGY MCQ
SKIN
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Question
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The term goose bumps is directly related to the contraction of which structures?
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hair follicles
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erector pili
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sebaceous glands
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lunula
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The arrector pili muscles are small muscles attached to hair follicles in mammals. Contraction of these muscles causes the hairs to stand on end-known colloquially as goose bumps.
Detailed explanation-2: -Goosebumps are tiny elevations of the skin that resemble the skin of poultry after the feathers have been plucked. (Therefore we could as well call them “turkeybumps” or “duckbumps.") These bumps are caused by a contraction of miniature muscles that are attached to each hair.
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