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kidney capsule

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the tough fibrous layer surrounding the kidney which is covered in a thick layer of perirenal adipose tissue that functions to provide some protection from trauma and damage [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/anna ]

Term info

Label

kidney capsule

Synonyms
  • capsula fibrosa renis
  • capsule of kidney
  • fibrous capsule of kidney
  • renal capsule
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim

latin term
capsula fibrosa renis [ FMA : 66610 FMA : TA ]

depicted by

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Illu_kidney.jpg

function notes

provides some protection from trauma and damage.

id

UBERON:0002015

structure notes

The renal capsule relates to the other layers in the following order (moving from innermost to outermost): renal medulla renal cortex renal capsule perinephric fat (or 'perirenal fat') renal fascia paranephric fat (or 'pararenal fat') peritoneum (anteriorly), and transversalis fascia (posteriorly).[Wikipedia:Kidney_capsule]