Chapter 6 Flashcards
Adipocytes can be found in
Found isolated
In small groups
Within loose or irregular connective tissue
( aggregates is called fat)
Another name for fat cells
Adipocytes
The caloric density of ___________ is twice that of proteins ( 9.3 kcal/g) is twice that of proteins or carbohydrates
Most efficient form of nutrient storage
Triglycerides
Adipose cells where the triglycerides are stored in a single huge droplet of lipid that almost fills the entire cell
Unilocular
Have one very large droplet of whitish yellow fat in the it’s cytoplasm
White adipose tissue
Contains cells with multiple lipid droplets interspersed among abundant mitochondria which gives these cells a darker appearance
Brown adipose tissue
When unilocular adipocytes can generate benign tumors called
Lipomas
Malignant adipose tumors
Liposarcomas
Fetal lipomas of brown fat are sometimes called
Hibernomas
Are small particles of variable size, up to 1200 nm in diameter, formed in intestinal epithelial cells and transported in blood plasma and lymph
Chylomicrons
Hydrolyzed chylomicrons and VLDL at luminal surfaces of blood capillaries by this enzyme which is synthesized by the adipocyte and transferred to capillary cell membrane
Lipo-protein lipase
Breaks down triglycerides at the surface of the stored lipid droplets
Hormone sensitive lipase
Helps regulate the appetite under normal conditions and participates in regulating the formation of new adipose tissue
Leptin
Triglycerides are transported by blood and lymph from the intestine and liver in lipo-protein complexes known as
Chylomicrons and VLDL
Chylomicrons and VLDL complexes are partly broken down by __________ releasing free fatty acids and glycerol
Lipoprotein lipase