Paranephric body

Paranephric body

Sagittal section through posterior abdominal wall, showing the relations of the capsule of the kidney (paranephric body labeled at center left)

Transverse section, showing the relations of the capsule of the kidney (paranephric body labeled at bottom center)
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Identifiers
Latin Corpus adiposum pararenale
Dorlands
/Elsevier
c_56/12260313
TA A08.1.01.011
FMA 74280

Anatomical terminology

The paranephric body (or paranephric fat or pararenal fat) is collection of adipose tissue located superficial to the renal fascia. The perirenal fat, or adipose capsule of kidney, is deep to the renal fascia but superficial to the renal capsule.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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