Adipose capsule of kidney
| Adipose capsule of kidney | |
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| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | capsula adiposa renis |
| TA98 | A08.1.01.012 |
| FMA | 15876 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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
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