Everything about The Renal Capsule totally explained
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).
Adipose capsule
The periephric fat may be regarded as a part of the renal capsule, called the
adipose capsule of kidney.
Additional images
Image:Illu kidney2.jpg|Frontal section through the kidney
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