Tags: Anatomical Structure.
The renal capsule is a tough fibrous layer surrounding the kidney and covered in a thick layer of perinephric adipose tissue. It provides some protection from trauma and damage.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).
