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Integumentary

Seals the body in, senses the world, and holds temperature.

Human organs

Skin

Integumentum commune

The body’s largest organ — a living barrier that senses touch, holds in water, and regulates temperature.

Function: Protects, senses, and cools
Location: Covering the entire body
Structures: 6 labelled

Structures to know

Epidermis · Epidermis — Outer protective layer
Dermis · Dermis — Nerves, vessels & glands
Hypodermis · Tela subcutanea — Fat and insulation
Hair Follicle · Folliculus pili — Anchors each hair
Sweat Gland · Glandula sudorifera — Cools the body by evaporation
Tactile Corpuscle · Corpusculum tactus — Senses light touch

Study material only — this is not medical advice or a diagnostic tool.

Reviewed 2026-08-18 · Structure names follow Terminologia Anatomica (TA2).