Suprarenal Capsules

Supra-renal Capsules, or ADRENAL BODIES, are two flattened glandular masses which lie on either side of the abdomen, resting on the upper border of the two kidneys; each capsule consists of a cortical and of a medullary portion. The function of these bodies is not understood, but they have been found in numbers of instances to be affected by degeneration in the malady known as Addison's disease, in which bronzing of the skin is associated with wasting and other symptoms.