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Integumentary System
Integumentary system is the outer covering of the body composed of the skin and the skin appendages, which are the hair, the nails; and the sebaceous glands and the sweat glands and their ducts.
The hair includes eyebrows, eyelashes, hair follicle, and wool.
The skin includes dermis, epidermis + sebaceous glands, and sweat glands +
Abnormalities Of Integumentary System
The term "abnormality" normally refers only to a congenital defect producing changes in the structure of the organ. It does not include abnormal function which refers to a disease. Abnormality may denote "deformity", "malformation", "anomalous", "teratology." It also includes agenesis, aplasia, atresia, ectopy, hypoplasia, etc. Abnormality also refers to more or less than the normal number of organs (as one ureter or six fingers).
Congenital Abnormalities Of The Skin
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