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| Transverse section, showing the relations of the capsule of the kidney. (Labeled as "adipose capsule".) | |||
| Latin | capsula adiposa renis, capsula fibrosa renis | ||
| Gray's | subject #253 1220 | ||
The renal capsule is a tough fibrous layer surrounding the kidney and covered in a thick layer of [[perinephric']]' adipose tissue. It provides some protection from trauma and damage.
The renal capsule relates to the other layers in the following order (moving from innermost to outermost):
- renal medulla
- renal cortex
- renal capsule
- perinephric fat (or "perirenal fat")
- renal fascia
- paranephric fat (or "pararenal fat")
- peritoneum (anteriorly), and transversalis fascia (posteriorly).
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Adipose capsule
The periephric fat may be regarded as a part of the renal capsule, called the adipose capsule of kidney.[1]
Additional images
 Frontal section through the kidney |
See also
References
- ^ University of Michigan - Lab Manual - Kidneys & Retroperitoneum
External links
- Anatomy at PSU urogen/dissectkidney2
- Organology at UC Davis Urinary/mammal/cortex1/cortex3 - "Mammal, kidney cortex (LM, Medium)"
- Human anatomy at Dartmouth figures/chapter_29/29-5.HTM
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