See Also: plica hypogastrica(medicine)
vena hypogastrica(medicine)
arteria hypogastrica(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Merkel, Friedrich(medicine)
Merkel cells(medicine)
Merkel's muscle(medicine)
Merkel's fossa(medicine)
Merkel's corpuscle(medicine)
Merkel, Karl(medicine)

Merkel cells (medicine) and plica hypogastrica (medicine)


Merkel cells (medicine)


merkel cells


Nondendritic, nonkeratinocytic epithelial clear cells normally found in the epidermis and dermis of mammals and humans. They are believed to be of neuroendocrine origin and function as a specific slowly adapting sensory touch receptor. The merkel cell was first described by friedrich sigmund merkel, German anatomist in 1875.


plica hypogastrica (medicine)


plica hypogastrica -->
medial umbilical fold


A fold of peritoneum on the lower part of the anterior abdominal wall that covers the obliterated umbilical artery on either side of the urachus.

Synonym: plica umbilicalis medialis, plica hypogastrica.