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Adipose tissue is fat, while lymphedema is a swelling of tissues due to obstructed lymphatic drainage from a part of the body.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoAreolar tissue is loose connective tissue that connects the skin to underlying tissue.
Adipose tissue is body fat and can be used for storage, protection, warmth, etc.
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∙ 9y agoSquamous tissue is made up of tightly "tiled" cells that provide a barrier layer. In contrast, areolar tissue is loosely packed with plenty of empty space.
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What are two similarities between cartilage and adipose tissue?
Both adipose and bone are connective tissues and both are responsible for for support and protection.
Is Adipose tissue also called gristle?
No, adipose tissue is body fat. Gristle is cartilage, and the word is often inaccurately used for hard cooked fat found on cooked meat.
What are the six major types connetive tissue?
Some examples include bone, ligaments, tendons, cartilage, adipose tissue, and blood. There are many more.
What is the flexible connective tissue at joints?
This connective tissue are called ligaments. Ligaments connect bones to bones while tendons connect muscles to bones. They are exactly the same tissue but terminology makes the names different.
What type of tissue that stores lipid molecules?
These are called fat cells or adipose cells.
What are two similarities between cartilage and adipose tissue?
Both adipose and bone are connective tissues and both are responsible for for support and protection.
What is the difference between adipose tissue and cartilage?
Adipose tissue, more commonly known as fat, stores caloric energy which can be used to supplement dietary calories if needed, in lean times. Cartilage is a type of connective tissue which helps to construct joints and some other structures in the body.
Is adipose and cartilage tissue similar?
they both are considered the building blocks of bone.
What connective tissue takes the longest to heal bone or adipose or dense regular or cartilage or areolar tissue?
Cartilage takes longest to heal because it is avascular.
Is Adipose tissue also called gristle?
No, adipose tissue is body fat. Gristle is cartilage, and the word is often inaccurately used for hard cooked fat found on cooked meat.
What is an example of connective tissue?
Examples of connective tissues include bone, ligaments, tendons, cartilage, and adipose (fat) tissue.
What is Adipose tissue to the skin?
Adipose tissue is deep to the skin; skin is superficial to adipose tissue. Adipose tissue is fat.
What are the six major types connetive tissue?
Some examples include bone, ligaments, tendons, cartilage, adipose tissue, and blood. There are many more.
Hardest and most solid type of connective tissue?
Bone is the most rigid and dense of the connective tissues.
Which gland produces leptin?
fat tissue or adipose tissue
Is fat an adipose tissue?
Yes, adipose tissue is another name for fatty tissue.
What type of tissue stores fat?
Adipose tissue. This is a loose connective tissue comprised of fibroblasts, adipocytes, and immune cells.
