Fat tissue. Scientists have recently discovered that adipose tissue acts as an organ which secretes hormones that are important for regulating hunger and satiety, and energy utilization.
another term for fatty tissue; it stores energy, insulates, and cushions the body
Body tissue used for the storage of fat.
A type of connective tissue. Also called fat. It stores energy and provides protective padding for underlying structures.
The body's fat tissue, which consists of masses of fat storing cells.
A type of connective tissue specialized for lipid (fat) storage.
Fatty tissue; connective tissue made up of fat cells.
A type of connective tissue that stores fat.
A specialized type of tissue for storing cellular fat.
A form of connective tissues consisting of fat cells
Fat, or of a fatty nature. Adipose tissue contains a large percentage of fat, in addition to blood, nerves and connective tissues. During the LipoSelection® procedure, the VASER® System selectively fragments fat while leaving important tissues (nerves, blood vessels, connective tissues) relatively intact. This is the reason that pain, swelling, and bruising are low to minimal.
Bodily connective tissue that contains stored cellular fat.
Reference to fat in the body, usually fat under the skin.
Adipose tissue cushions and insulates the body and is the largest reservoir of fuel-storing energy in the form of rapidly utilizable triglycerides. It is primarily located beneath the skin but also found around internal organs. In the skin, the tissue accumulates at the deepest level, the subcutaneous layer, where it provides insulation from heat and cold. Around the organs, it provides protective padding and also functions as a reserve of nutrients. In a severely obese person, excess adipose tissue hanging downward from the abdomen is referred to as a panniculus (or pannus). A panniculas complicates surgery of the morbidly obese and may remain as a literal "apron of skin" if a severely obese person loses most of his or her excess weight, as in the case of a bypass.
The anatomical fat found in between the skin and muscle.
Loose connective tissue dominated by adipocytes.
(add-ih-POS-e) Fat tissue in the body.
specialized connective tissue that functions as the major storage site for fat in the form of triglycerides; Commonly known as fat.
A type of connective tissue that contains stored cellular fat.
Adipose tissue, or fat, is an anatomical term for loose connective tissue composed of adipocytes. Its main role is to store energy in the form of fat, although it also cushions and insulates the body. Obesity in animals, including humans, is not dependent on the amount of body weight, but on the amount of body fat—specifically adipose tissue.