What kind of tissue is arrector pili muscle?

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It consists of narrow spindle-shaped cells with a single, centrally located nucleus. Each cell must be separately stimulated by nerves of the autonomic nervous system in order to contract.
The arrector pili ("raiser of the hair") is a band of muscle tissue that connects a follicular unit to the dermis.

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