Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073403717
ISBN 13: 978-0-07340-371-7

Chapter 6 - Section 6.1 - Study Guide - Assess Your Learning Outcomes - Page 199: 1

Answer

The special medical discipline that deals with the integument is Dermatology.

Work Step by Step

The skin or integument is made of two parts, the epidermis and the epidermis. Dermatology is the study of not just the dermis , but of the entire integumentary system: this includes also of the epidermis, dermis, hairs, nails and cutaneous glands.
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