Structural Charateristics
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| Adipose tissue |
Accompanied by strands of collagen fiber, adipose cells are typically located 3 layers underneath the skin, glued to either a capillary or a blood vessel(if not multiple). Sizes of a typical adipose cell can go from around 30 microns to 230 microns, and the two different types of adipocytes vary in their shape. First are the white adipose cells, whose characteristics include having a single large fat droplet with a cytoplasm thinly distributed around it and a squished, randomly placed nucleus inside each fat droplet. Brown fat cells are slightly different, gathering into multiple polygonal lipid droplets with near centrally placed nuclei shape and overall surrounded by a beefier cytoplasm. The adipose cells in our body contain all of the typical organelles in a eukaryotic cell, and most notably host an unusual amount of mitochondria. The reason why adipose cells are peculiarly transparent with a thin ring surrounding them is because the nucleus and other organelles are relegated to outer edges of the cell by a large and fat-storing central vacuole.
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| Example of the "thin ring" appearance of adipose cells |
Function
Adipose cells are what store the undigested fat, carbohydrate, and protein that goes into our body for longer periods of time. More commonly classified under the term "fat", these cells specialize in storing lipids for the human body's energy reserve.
Classification
Adipose tissue is classified as loose connective tissue.
Nice job explaining every detail. I find some blogs that just throws out words they expect us to know, but I can really understand what you are saying.
ReplyDeleteI like how you made a distinction between the two different types of adipose cells and your pictures were informative and clear.
ReplyDeleteHey Carolyn! I really like the fluidity of your explanations, which were really easy to understand, even with the amount of detail your had in your post. Props to you!
ReplyDeleteThe information is well organized so it is easy to read, also the images are very clear so you can appreciated so good the shape of the cell.
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