Malpighian layer (redirected from Malpighian layers)

layer /lay·er/ (la´er) a stratum or lamina.

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bacillary layer  l. of rods and cones.

basal layer  stratum basale.

blastodermic layer  germ l.

layers of cerebral cortex  six anatomical divisions (I–VI) of the cerebral cortex (specifically the neocortex), distinguished according to the types of cells and fibers they contain.

clear layer  stratum lucidum.

columnar layer  mantle l.

compact layer of endometrium  stratum compactum.

enamel layer  either of two walls, the inner concave wall or the outer convex wall, of the enamel organ.

functional layer of endometrium  stratum functionale.

ganglionic layer of cerebellum  Purkinje l.

germ layer  any of the three primary layers of cells of the embryo (ectoderm, endoderm, and mesoderm), from which the tissues and organs develop.

germinative layer  stratum germinativum.

granular layer 

1. stratum granulosum.

2. the deep layer of the cortex of the cerebellum.

Henle's layer  the outermost layer of the inner root sheath of the hair follicle.

horny layer  stratum corneum.

malpighian layer  stratum germinativum.

mantle layer  the middle layer of the wall of the primordial neural tube, containing primordial nerve cells and later forming the gray matter of the central nervous system.

odontoblastic layer  the epithelioid layer of odontoblasts in contact with the dentin of teeth.

prickle cell layer  stratum spinosum.

Purkinje layer , Purkinje cell layer the layer of Purkinje neurons situated between the external molecular layer and the internal granular layer of the cerebellar cortex.

layer of rods and cones  a layer of the retina immediately beneath the pigment epithelium, between it and the external limiting membrane, containing the rods and cones.

spinous layer  stratum spinosum.

spongy layer of endometrium  stratum spongiosum.

subendocardial layer  the layer of loose fibrous tissue uniting the endocardium and myocardium and containing the vessels and nerves of the conducting system of the heart.

subepicardial layer  the layer of loose connective tissue uniting the epicardium and myocardium.

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Malpighian layer

n.

The basal layer of the epidermis and the prickle cell layer considered as one unit. Also called germinative layer.

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Malpighian

named after Marcello Malpighi, an Italian anatomist.

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Malpighian body

lymphoid follicles in the spleen.

Malpighian capsule

see bowman's capsule.

Malpighian corpuscle

see renal corpuscle.

Malpighian layer

the stratum basale (basal layer) and the stratum spinosum (prickle-cell layer) of the epidermis considered together.