The dermis, epidermis and hypodermis. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integument ]
Synonyms: dermis plus epidermis plus hypodermis the integument skin plus hypodermis skin and subcutaneous tissue integumentum commune
Term information
- BTO:0000634
- FMA:74657
- EMAPA:37504 (MA:th)
- VSAO:0000029
- AAO:0000239
- Wikipedia:Integument
- TAO:0000368
- ZFA:0000368
- galen:Integument
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
in FMA intergument = skin+superficial fascia(hypodermis), skin=dermis+epidermis+hair_nail. Note that the definition provided here excludes the more general sense of the term 'integument' used in invertebrates; consider 'integumental system'. Note that the VSAO class appears to include adnexa by its definition.
Anatomical system that protects the body from damage, comprising the skin and its appendages.[AAO]
Surface structure that is the outer protective covering of the body.[VSAO]
The outer protective barrier that separates the animal from its aquatic environment. Le Guellec et al, 2004.[TAO]
Term relations
- organ system subdivision
- cellular anatomical structure
- has part some hypodermis
- bounding layer of some multicellular organism
- has part some skin of body
- part of some integumental system
- only in taxon some Chordata