Adipose capsule of kidney

Adipose capsule of kidney
1: Parenchyma 2: Cortex 3: Medulla 4: Perirenal fat 5: Capsule 6: Ureter 7: Pelvis of kidney 8: Renal artery and Renal vein 9: Hilus 10: Calyx
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Identifiers
Latin	capsula adiposa renis
Dorlands /Elsevier	12211155
TA	A08.1.01.012
FMA	15876
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The adipose capsule of kidney (or perinephric fat or perirenal fat) is a structure between the renal fascia and renal capsule, and may be regarded as a part of the latter.^[1] A different structure, the pararenal fat, is the adipose tissue superficial to the renal fascia.

References

↑ University of Michigan - Lab Manual - Kidneys & Retroperitoneum

External links

Anatomy photo:40:03-0104 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center — "Posterior Abdominal Wall: The Retroperitoneal Fat and Suprarenal Glands"
figures/chapter_29/29-5.HTM — Basic Human Anatomy at Dartmouth Medical School
http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MEdEd/Radio/curriculum/GU/Image166d.jpg
http://myweb.lsbu.ac.uk/dirt/museum/7features.html

Anatomy of the urinary system

Kidneys

Layers

Circulation

Arteries
Veins

Nephron

Renal corpuscle	Glomerulus Bowman's capsule Glomerular basement membrane Podocyte Filtration slits Mesangium Intraglomerular mesangial cell

Renal tubule	Proximal convoluted tubule Loop of Henle Descending Thin ascending Thick ascending Distal convoluted tubule Connecting tubule Collecting ducts Tubular fluid Renal papilla Minor calyx Major calyx Renal pelvis

Juxtaglomerular apparatus	Macula densa Juxtaglomerular cells Mesangium Extraglomerular mesangial cell

Ureters

Bladder

Urethra

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