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Renal capsule

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

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
Dorlands/Elsevier	c_07/12211754

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 manner (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.University of Michigan - Lab Manual - Kidneys & Retroperitoneum

Additional images

Illu kidney2.jpg

Frontal section through the kidney

References

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

v • d • e Urinary system - Kidney
Layers	Renal fascia • Renal capsule • Renal cortex (Renal column) • Renal medulla (Renal sinus, Renal pyramids, medullary interstitium) • Renal lobe • Cortical lobule • Medullary ray • Nephron
Afferent circulation	Renal artery → Segmental arteries → Interlobar arteries → Arcuate arteries → Cortical radial arteries → Afferent arterioles → Renal corpuscle (Glomerulus, Bowman\'s capsule)
Renal tubule	Proximal tubule → Loop of Henle (Descending, Thin ascending, Thick ascending) → Distal convoluted tubule → Connecting tubule → Collecting ducts → Duct of Bellini → Renal papilla → Minor calyx → Major calyx → Renal pelvis → Ureter
Efferent circulation	Glomerulus → Efferent arterioles → Peritubular capillaries/Vasa recta → Arcuate vein → Interlobar veins → Renal vein
Juxtaglomerular apparatus	Macula densa • Juxtaglomerular cells • Extraglomerular mesangial cell
Filtration	Glomerular basement membrane • Podocyte • Filtration slits • Intraglomerular mesangial cell • Tubular fluid
Renal physiology	Acid base physiology • Fluid balance

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Superior_renal_capsule

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Adipose capsule

Additional images

References

External links