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integumental system
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Connected anatomical system that forms a barrier between an animal and its environment. In vertebrates, the integumental system consists of the epidermis, dermis plus associated glands and adnexa such as hair and scales. In invertebrates, the integumental system may include cuticle. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CARO_0002001 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/29 ]
Term info
Label
integumental system
Synonyms
- integumentary system
Subsets
efo_slim, pheno_slim, grouping_class
contributor
https://github.com/cmungall, https://github.com/tfhayamizu
has alternative id
UBERON:0007029
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
surface, organism surface, external covering of organism, dermal system, body surface, integumentum commune
homology notes
(...) the integument of many tetrapods is reinforced by a morphologically and structurally diverse assemblage of skeletal elements. These elements are widely understood to be derivatives of the once all-encompassing dermal skeleton of stem-gnathostomes (...).[well established][VHOG]
id
UBERON:0002416