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The integument, consisting of skin and its appendages, is the heaviest organ of the body. It accounts for about 16% of the body weight. The skin that covers the surface of the body, composed of epidermis and dermis, lies directly on the hypodermis, the subdermal connective tissue.
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Zhang, Sx. (1999). The Integument. In: An Atlas of Histology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21760-4_15
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