loading...| Preferred Name |
kidney capsule |
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| Synonyms |
renal capsule capsula fibrosa renis capsule of kidney fibrous capsule of kidney |
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| Definitions |
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. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002015 |
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| bounding layer of | ||
| contributes to morphology of | ||
| database_cross_reference |
EMAPA:18679 NCIT:C12885 SCTID:243657006 galen:CapsuleOfKidney Wikipedia:Kidney_capsule UMLS:C0227637 FMA:66610 MA:0000370 |
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| definition |
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. |
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| depiction |
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Illu_kidney.jpg https://ccf-ontology.hubmapconsortium.org/objects/v1.2/VH_F_Kidney_L.glb https://ccf-ontology.hubmapconsortium.org/objects/v1.2/VH_M_Kidney_R.glb https://ccf-ontology.hubmapconsortium.org/objects/v1.2/VH_F_Kidney_R.glb https://ccf-ontology.hubmapconsortium.org/objects/v1.2/VH_M_Kidney_L.glb |
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| function_notes |
provides some protection from trauma and damage. |
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| has_exact_synonym |
renal capsule capsula fibrosa renis capsule of kidney fibrous capsule of kidney |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| id |
UBERON:0002015 |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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| label |
kidney capsule |
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| notation |
UBERON:0002015 |
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| prefLabel |
kidney capsule |
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| 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] |
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