ADIPOSE Flashcards
WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE or BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE
• Subcutaneous
• Intra-abdominal
• Epicardial
• Gonadal
WHITE
WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE or BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE
• Interscapular
• Paravertebral
• Perirenal
• Cervical
• Supraclavicular
BROWN
WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE or BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE
Spherical
WHITE
WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE or BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE
Elliptical and smaller
BROWN
WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE or BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE
• Single lipid droplet
• Few mitochondria
• Flattened peripheral nucleus
• Little endoplasmic
reticulum
WHITE
WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE or BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE
• Multiple small lipid droplets
• Large number of mitochondria
• Oval central nucleus
BROWN
WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE or BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE
Storing energy
WHITE
WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE or BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE
• Expending energy and heat production (non-shivering thermogenesis)
BROWN
T or F|Adipose Tissue
Located throughout the body
True
Adipose tissue
Represents _______ of the body weight
15%-20%
Adipose tissue
Storage depots for
neutral fats
Adipose tissue
Regulators of the body’s overall_________
energy metabolism
Adipose tissue
Helps thermally______ the body
insulate
2 types of adipose tissue
White and Brown Adipose Tissue
Spherical when isolated but are polyhedral when closely packed
Each cell is very large, between 50 and 150 μm in diameter, and contains a single huge droplet of lipid that fills almost the entire cell
Signet-ring appearance
▪ Are called unilocular
▪ Long-term energy storage
2% to 5% of the newborn body weight: located mainly in the back, neck, and shoulders
In adults it is found only in scattered areas, especially around the kidneys, adrenal glands, aorta, and mediastinum.
Brown fat is due the very abundant______
mitochondria
Contain many small lipid inclusions and are therefore called
multilocular
Help mediate this tissue’s principal function of heat production.
Help mediate this tissue’s principal function of heat production.
