care of patient with integumentary & musculoskeletal disorders: a sensation of cold or fear causes these muscles to contract making the hair stand up right in dimpling in the skin around it is known as what

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a sensation of cold or fear causes these muscles to contract making the hair stand up right in dimpling in the skin around it is known as what

Tyresha Warren · Accepted Answer

piloerection is the correct term but, commonly know as "goosebumps" or "gooseflesh"

A sensation of cold or fear causes these muscles to contract making the hair stand up right in dimpling in the skin around it is known as what