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Arrector pili muscles are.
  1. Voluntary
  2. Involuntary
  3. Voluntary as well as involuntary
  4. None of the above

A
Voluntary
B
None of the above
C
Involuntary
D
Voluntary as well as involuntary
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The correct option is B Involuntary
The correct option is B.
There are two types of muscles, voluntary and involuntary. Voluntary muscles are under our own control while involuntary muscles are not. The arrector pili muscles are small muscles attached to hair follicles in mammals. Contraction of these muscles causes the hairs to stand on end. Each arrector pili is composed of a bundle of smooth muscle fibres, which attach to several follicles (a follicular unit) and is innervated by the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system. The contraction of the muscle is, therefore, involuntary . Stresses such as cold, fear etc., may stimulate the sympathetic nervous system and thus, cause contraction, but the muscle is not under conscious control.

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