Anatomy & Physiology
1st Edition
ISBN: 9781938168130
Author: Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble
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Chapter 5, Problem 10RQ
In response to stimuli from the sympathetic nervous system, the arrector pili ________.
- are glands on the skin surface
- can lead to excessive sweating
- are responsible for goose bumps
- secrete sebum
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