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 (or paranephric fat or pararenal fat.)

[edit] External links

• SUNY Labs 40:03-0101 - "Posterior Abdominal Wall: The Retroperitoneal Fat and Suprarenal Glands"
• Human anatomy at Dartmouth figures/chapter_29/29-5.HTM

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