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Excerpt from Twentieth Century Practice, Vol. 5 of 20: An International Encyclopedia of Modern Medical Science by Leading Authorities of Europe and America; Diseases of the Skin
In contemplating the integument it should not be simply in the light of an outward protective covering to the body, as something apart from the general economy which can be studied by and for itself alone. It should be looked upon rather as one of the impor tant organs of the system, not only because of its excretory functions which are of such consequence, and of its Office as a regulator of the bodily warmth, but also as being intimately associated with many internal structures and closely connected through its multitude of nerves and vessels with vital parts and as having to do with vital function. The integument may be defined as a complex, elastic, membranous organ of fibrous structure which completely invests the body, being continuous at all the natural orifices with the mucous membrane, or inner skin, and through its own deep connective tissue with the underlying structures throughout.
Besides the hair and nails, which are looked upon as appendages, the Skin possesses systems of glands, vessels, nerves, lymphatics, muscles, and deposits of pigment.
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