GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Merkel cells are in the layer of basal cells at the deepest part of the epidermis and are connected to nerves.

Detailed explanation-2: -Merkel cells are found in the epidermis. Merkel cells normally exist in the bottom (basal) layer of the epidermis, about 0.1 mm from skin’s surface. (outer layer of the skin).

Detailed explanation-3: -The fine structural morphology of melanocytes, Langerhans cells and Merkel cells in the normal dorsal epithelium of the human tongue has been studied by electron microscopy. Melanocytes were regularly found in normal papillary epithelium, even in the absence of clinical signs of pigmentation.