integument
101skin — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. flay, peel, decorticate; Slang, fleece, cheat. See divestment, stealing. n. integument, cuticle, dermis, epidermis; pelt, hide; rind; veneer, plating, lamina; parchment. See covering. II (Roget s… …
102in|teg|u|ment — «ihn TEHG yu muhnt», noun. 1. a natural outer covering. The pod of a pea is its integument. »The skin or shell of an animal is its integument. He [a pig] must be roasted. I am not ignorant that our ancestors ate them seethed or boiled but what a… …
103Exoskeleton — Ex o*skel e*ton, n. [Exo + skeleton] (Anat.) The hardened parts of the external integument of an animal, including hair, feathers, nails, horns, scales, etc.,as well as the armor of armadillos and many reptiles, and the shells or hardened… …
104Patagia — Patagium Pa*ta gi*um, n.; pl. {Patagia}. [L., an edge or border.] 1. (Anat.) In bats, an expansion of the integument uniting the fore limb with the body and extending between the elongated fingers to form the wing; in birds, the similar fold of… …
105Patagium — Pa*ta gi*um, n.; pl. {Patagia}. [L., an edge or border.] 1. (Anat.) In bats, an expansion of the integument uniting the fore limb with the body and extending between the elongated fingers to form the wing; in birds, the similar fold of integument …
106Integumentary system — The Integumentary System is an organ system that protects the body from damage, comprising the skin, hair, scales, nails, sweat glands and their products (sweat and mucus). The integumentary system has a variety of functions; in animals, it may… …
107Pinophyta — Conifer redirects here. For other uses, see Conifer (disambiguation). Pinophyta Temporal range: Late Carboniferous Recent …
108Apomixis — Not to be confused with automixis or autogamy. This article deals almost exclusively with plants. For similar processes in animals and Oomycetes, see Parthenogenesis. In botany, apomixis was defined by Winkler as replacement of the normal… …
109List of human anatomical features — The major systems of the human body are:*Cardiovascular system: the blood circulation with heart, arteries and veins *Digestive system: processing food with mouth, esophagus, stomach and intestines. *Endocrine system: communicating within the… …
110Scalp — ] * S: The skin on the head from which head hair grows. It is richly supplied with blood vessels. * C: Connective tissue. a thin layer of fat and fibrous tissue lies beneath the skin * A: The aponeurosis (or galea aponeurotica) is the next layer …
