Malpighian capsule

malpighian capsule

n.

1. See Bowman's capsule.

2. A thin fibrous membrane enveloping the spleen and continuing over the vessels entering at the hilus.

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capsule

1. an enclosing structure, as a soluble container enclosing a dose of medicine.

2. a cartilaginous, fatty, fibrous or membranous structure enveloping another structure, organ or part.

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adipose renal capsule

the investment of fat surrounding the fibrous capsule of the kidney, continuous at the hilus with the fat in the renal sinus.

articular capsule

the saclike envelope that encloses the cavity of a synovial joint by attaching to the circumference of the articular end of each involved bone.

bacterial capsule

a gelatinous layer of polysaccharide surrounding a bacterial cell, usually polysaccharide but sometimes polypeptide in nature; it inhibits phagocytosis and is associated with the virulence of pathogenic bacteria.

Bowman's capsule

glomerular capsule.

brain c's

two layers of white matter in the substance of the brain. See also external capsule (below) and internal capsule (below).

external capsule

the layer of white fibers between the putamen and claustrum.

fibrous renal capsule

the connective tissue investment of the kidney, which continues through the hilus to line the renal sinus.

Glisson's capsule

a sheath of connective tissue accompanying the hepatic ducts and vessels within the liver.

glomerular capsule

the globular dilatation forming the beginning of a uriniferous tubule within the kidney, and surrounding the glomerulus. Called also Bowman's capsule and malpighian capsule.

heart capsule

pericardium.

internal capsule

the fanlike mass of white fibers separating the lentiform nucleus laterally from the head of the caudate nucleus, the dorsal thalamus, and the tail of the caudate nucleus medially.

joint capsule

articular capsule.

lens capsule

the elastic sac enclosing the lens of the eye.

malpighian capsule

see glomerular capsule (above).

Tenon's capsule

the connective tissue enveloping the posterior eyeball. Called also vagina bulbi.

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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.