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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.
Cutis, often termed the "true skin", is composed of the epidermis and the dermis. [1] The dermis contains blood vessels, sweat glands, sebaceous glands, and hair follicles. [2] The epidermis and the dermis contain sensory nerve endings to detect changes in the environment. [2] The cutis is the layer located above the subcutis. [2
Cutis may refer to several unrelated biological structures: Cutis (anatomy), the outermost layers of skin; Cutis (mycology), a type of pileipellis in a fungus; Other
Pileipellis type is an important character in the identification of fungi. Pileipellis types include the cutis, trichoderm, epithelium, and hymeniderm types. Types
Anserine (β-alanyl-3-methylhistidine) is a dipeptide containing β-alanine and 3-methylhistidine. [1] Anserine is a derivative of carnosine, which has been methylated. [2]Both anserine and carnosine chelate copper. [3]
Anseriformes is an order of birds belonging to the clade Galloanseres.It consists of 3 families, 58 genera and 171 living species. [1] [2] Extinct species assignment follows the Mikko's Phylogeny Archive [3] and Paleofile.com websites. [4]
The epidermis, "epi" coming from the Greek language meaning "over" or "upon", is the outermost layer of the skin. It forms the waterproof, protective wrap over the body's surface, which also serves as a barrier to infection and is made up of stratified squamous epithelium with an underlying basal lamina.
Anseriformes is an order of birds also known as waterfowl that comprises about 180 living species of birds in three families: Anhimidae (three species of screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae, the largest family, which includes over 170 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans.