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A tough outer capsule surrounds the parenchyma and this prevents the kidney expanding.
A tough outer capsule surrounds the parenchyma and this prevents the kidney expanding.
====Renal Cortex====
====Renal Cortex====
The renal cortex is the outermost layer of parenchyma, it lies just beneath the renal capsule. The renal cortex is comprised of two parts. The cortex contains the following parts of the [[:Category:Nephron| nephron]]:
The renal cortex is the outermost layer of parenchyma, it lies just beneath the renal capsule. The renal cortex is comprised of two parts, peripheral zone and the inner juxtamedullary zone. The cortex contains the following parts of the [[:Category:Nephron| nephron]]:
*[[Nephron Microscopic Anatomy #The Renal Corpuscle| Renal corpuscle]]
*[[Nephron Microscopic Anatomy #The Renal Corpuscle| Renal corpuscle]]
*[[Nephron Microscopic Anatomy #Proximal Tubule| Proximal convoluted tubule]]
*[[Nephron Microscopic Anatomy #Proximal Tubule| Proximal convoluted tubule]]