Paranephric body

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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.)
Latin corpus adiposum pararenale
Gray's subject #253 1220
Dorlands/Elsevier c_56/12260313

Behind the fascia renalis is a considerable quantity of fat, which constitutes the paranephric body.

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