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Goose bumps, goosebumps or goose-pimples [1] (also called chill bumps [citation needed]) are the bumps on a person's skin at the base of body hairs which may involuntarily develop when a person is tickled, cold or experiencing strong emotions such as fear, euphoria or sexual arousal.
Keratosis pilaris (KP; also follicular keratosis, lichen pilaris, or colloquially chicken skin. [1]) is a common, autosomal-dominant, genetic condition of the skin's hair follicles characterized by the appearance of possibly itchy, small, gooseflesh-like bumps, with varying degrees of reddening or inflammation. [2]
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Piloerection (goose bumps), the physical part of frisson. Frisson (UK: / ˈ f r iː s ɒ n / FREE-son, US: / f r iː ˈ s oʊ n / free-SOHN [1] [2] French:; French for "shiver"), also known as aesthetic chills or psychogenic shivers, is a psychophysiological response to rewarding stimuli (including music, films, stories, people, photos, and rituals [3]) that often induces a pleasurable or ...
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Each arrector pili is composed of a bundle of smooth muscle fibres which attach to several follicles (a follicular unit). [4] Each is innervated by the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system. [4]
Here in England the skin bumps are often called "gooseflesh". Anthony Appleyard 10:07, 12 May 2008 (UTC) I also live in England, and while I don't recall anyone using "gooseflesh," those that used "goosebumps" almost certainly did so because of the book series. 86.136.156.205 15:54, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
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