Question

Is the term used to describe the skin and its appendages integumentary system, integument, epidermis, or dermis?

Answer 1

Hair, nails and sweat and sebaceous glands are of epithelial origin and collectively called the appendages of the skin. The skin and its appendages together are called the integumentary system. ... In thick skin, dermal papillae create a very irregular border between epidermis and dermis.