The adrenal glands are surrounded by a diaphragm, and are attached to the crura of the diaphragm by the renal fascia.
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The "'renal fascia "'or "'Gerota's fascia "'is a layer of connective tissue encapsulating the kidneys and the adrenal glands.
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The deeper layers below the renal fascia are, in order, the adipose capsule of the kidney ( or " perirenal fat " ), the renal capsule and finally the parenchyma of the renal cortex.