Adipose capsule of kidney

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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
Latin	capsula adiposa renis
Dorlands/Elsevier	c_07/12211155

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

The adipose capsule of kidney (or perinephric fat or perirenal fat) is a structure between the renal fascia and renal capsule.

External links

SUNY Labs 40:03-0104 - "Posterior Abdominal Wall: The Retroperitoneal Fat and Suprarenal Glands"
Human anatomy at Dartmouth figures/chapter_29/29-5.HTM
http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/abdomen/kidney.html#procedure2
http://myweb.lsbu.ac.uk/dirt/museum/7features.html

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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