ANATOMY
RENAL TRACT AND RETROPERITONEUM
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adipose
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connective tissue
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ligaments
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cardiac muscle
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Detailed explanation-1: -A layer of fatty tissue holds the kidneys in place against the muscle at the back of the abdomen. Gerota’s fascia is a thin, fibrous tissue on the outside of the kidney. Below Gerota’s fascia is a layer of fat. The renal capsule is a layer of fibrous tissue that surrounds the body of the kidney inside the layer of fat.
Detailed explanation-2: -Each kidney is covered by three layers made out of fat or connective tissue, called the kidney capsule (or renal capsule). These layers give the kidney extra stability, protect it from injury from the outside, and attach it to the surrounding tissue.
Detailed explanation-3: -Listen to pronunciation. (REE-nul KAP-sul) The fibrous connective tissue that surrounds each kidney.