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  2. Goose bumps - Wikipedia

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    Goose bumps are created when tiny muscles at the base of each hair, known as arrector pili muscles, contract and pull the hair straight up. The reflex is started by the sympathetic nervous system, which is responsible for many fight-or-flight responses. The muscle cells connected to the hair follicle have been visualized by actin ...

  3. Arrector pili muscle - Wikipedia

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    The arrector pili muscles, also known as hair erector muscles, [1] are small muscles attached to hair follicles in mammals. Contraction of these muscles causes the hairs to stand on end, [ 2 ] known colloquially as goose bumps (piloerection).

  4. Hair dryer - Wikipedia

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    A hair dryer (the handheld type also referred to as a blow dryer) is an electromechanical device that blows ambient air in hot or warm settings for styling or drying hair. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Hair dryers enable better control over the shape and style of hair, by accelerating and controlling the formation of temporary hydrogen bonds within each strand.

  5. Hairbrush - Wikipedia

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    Boar bristle brush: Tightly spaced boar-hair bristles are designed to increase tension while brushing, to smooth the hair. [1] Blow Dryer Attachment: An additional tool that can be attached to a hair blow dryer to brush and dry hair at the same time. The effects of brushing will be different depending texture and whether the hair is wet or dry.

  6. Hair straightening - Wikipedia

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    Straightening comb (also known as a hot comb) which applies heat to the hair. [7] Hair irons (flat iron) apply heat directly to hair. For shorter hair, a flat iron with heating plates that are around 0.5 to 1 inch wide are used. Wider hair irons are used for longer hair. Blow dryer with a comb attachment or round brush to straighten hair. Too ...

  7. Uncombable hair syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Uncombable hair syndrome (UHS) is a rare structural anomaly of the hair with a variable degree of effect. It is characterized by hair that is silvery, dry, frizzy, wiry, and impossible to comb. [4] It was first reported in the early 20th century. [5] It typically becomes apparent between the ages of 3 months and 12 years. [6]

  8. Medial epicondyle of the humerus - Wikipedia

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    The medial epicondyle gives attachment to the ulnar collateral ligament of elbow joint, to the pronator teres, and to a common tendon of origin (the common flexor tendon) of some of the flexor muscles of the forearm: the flexor carpi radialis, the flexor carpi ulnaris, the flexor digitorum superficialis, and the palmaris longus. The medial ...

  9. Myoclonus - Wikipedia

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    Myoclonus is a brief, involuntary, irregular (lacking rhythm) twitching of a muscle, a joint, or a group of muscles, different from clonus, which is rhythmic or regular. Myoclonus ( myo- "muscle", clonus "spasm") describes a medical sign and, generally, is not a diagnosis of a disease .