tipstipskehamilan. Adipose is a loose connective tissue that fills up space between organs and tissues in the body which is composed of living cells capable of storing fats. Adipose tissue is often referred to as fat (triglycerides deposition). Adipose tissue is an anatomical term for loose connective tissue composed of adipocytes.
Adipose tissue is basically the fat we carry in our bodies. It is located in various strategic places throughout the body are around the heart, around the kidneys, under the skin, long bone marrow, around the joints, inside the eye-socket and buttocks.
The thick layer of adipose tissue which lies under the skin helps keep us warm. It acts as an insulator by reducing the amount of heat lost through our skin. The cells in both types of fat are called adipocytes although they differ in origin, structure, and function in the two types of tissue. The cells in adipose tissue (adipocytes) are distended by droplets of fat.
Function of adipose tissue are helps to cushion and insulate the body, to store excess energy, as a cushion or packing which protects internal organs, muscles, nerves, and blood vessels and as a reserve of nutrients. However, having too much adipose tissue within the body presents obesity and the possibility of developing many other health issues.
There are two kinds of adipose tissue: white and brown. The distribution of both these kinds is not uniform, but white adipose tissue is the most common and is the fat that so many of us complain of acquiring. Brown adipose tissue is present in small mammals (e.g., mice) and in newborn humans. Most of it disappears in adult humans.
The main role, or function, of white adipose tissue is to collect, store and then release lipids. About 80% of average white adipose tissue is lipid, and of that about 90% is made up of the six triglycerides: palmitoleic, stearic, palmitic, oleic, linoleic and myristic acid.