Adipose capsule of kidney

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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]

[edit] References

[edit] 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://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MEdEd/Radio/curriculum/GU/Image166d.jpg
• 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