Renal capsule
| Renal capsule | |
|---|---|
 The kidney capsule surrounds both kidneys, and is labelled at the bottom right. | |
 Cross-section, showing the positioning of the kidney capsule | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | capsula fibrosa renis |
| FMA | 66610 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The renal capsule is a tough fibrous layer surrounding the
pararenal fat.[1]
The renal capsule resists stretching, limiting renal swelling, with important implications for renal circulation.[2] Stretching of the renal capsule due to swelling of the kidney causes flank pain.[3]
Structure
The renal capsule surrounds the functional tissue of the kidney, and is itself surrounded by a fatty adipose capsule, fascia, and fat. From the inner part of the kidney to outside the kidney, the positioning of the capsule is:
- renal medulla
- renal cortex
- renal capsule
- adipose capsule of kidney(or perirenal fat, or perinephric fat)
- renal fascia
- pararenal fat
- transverse fascia(posteriorly).
Sometimes the adipose capsule of the kidney also known as the perirenal fat, is regarded as a part of the renal capsule.[4]
See also
- Renal medulla
- Renal pyramid
- Renal artery
- Renal vein
References
- ISBN 978-0-12-385870-2.
- ISBN 978-0-443-04559-2.)
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Favre G, Grangeon-Chapon C, Raffaelli C, François-Chalmin F, Iannelli A, Esnault V (2017-04-19). "Perirenal fat thickness measured with computed tomography is a reliable estimate of perirenal fat mass". PLOS ONE. 12 (4): e0175561. PMID 28423008.
External links
- Anatomy image: urogen/dissectkidney2 at Human Anatomy Lecture (Biology 129), Pennsylvania State University
- figures/chapter_29/29-5.HTM: Basic Human Anatomy at Dartmouth Medical School