Kidney Anatomy Made Easy. Each kidney is enclosed by a thin tough fibrous connective tissue called renal capsule that protects it from infections and injuries. The renal cortex is surrounded on its outer edges by the renal capsule a layer of fatty tissue.
Learning the anatomy of the kidney is essential when trying to under how disease processes a. Here i have tried to explain the anatomy of a kidney and the internal structure of the kidney. The left kidney is located at about the t12 to l3 vertebrae whereas the right is lower due to slight displacement by the liver.
Here i have tried to explain the anatomy of a kidney and the internal structure of the kidney.
Kidney development occurs chronologically from cranial to caudal direction from urogenital ridge intermediate mesoderm in 3 different phases. Kidneys receive blood vessels and nerves. Each nephron contributes to a collecting duct which carries the urine into the renal pelvis. The renal cortex is surrounded on its outer edges by the renal capsule a layer of fatty tissue.