1. ADIPOSE TISSUE A Specialty Connective Tissue

2. Function of Adipose Tissue Largest repository of energy in the body –Triglycerides –9.3kcal/g Contributes to thermal insulation –Important for temperature regulation Fills spaces between structures/protects –Between organs –Aids fit of valves in heart –Pads of fat protect heels, palms

3. - Adipocytes are C.T. cell store neutral fat, and produce a variety of hormones. -They are differentiated from undifferentiated mesenchymal cells, and accumulate fat in their cytoplasm. - There are two types of fat cells:- - Unilocular fat cells -------- white adipose tissue. - Multilocular fat cells ----- brown adipose tissue. Unilocular fat cells are large, spherical cells (120um), store fat gradually making the cytoplasm and the nucleus displaced peripherally giving the cell a signet ring appearance.

5. Adipose Tissue Multilocular (Brown Fat) Unilocular

6. Adipose Tissue

7. Location: Subcutaneous

8. ADIPOSE TISSUE