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Heat production in the absence of shivering is called nonshivering thermogenesis. This is the major function of brown adipose tissue (brown fat).
(Human Physiology 12th edition Stuart Ira Fox <p667>)
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Fat tissue is also referred to as adipose tissue?
It is true that fat tissue is also referred to as adipose tissue. Adipose tissue is a type of connective tissue whose main function is to store lipids.
Which gland produces leptin?
fat tissue or adipose tissue
Is fat an adipose tissue?
Yes, adipose tissue is another name for fatty tissue.
Which tissue that stores fat in our body?
Adipose (fat) tissue. Fat can also be deposited in muscle; with a disease such as muscular dystrophy or on organs like the liver with liver damage. There is a type of fat (brown) which exists on or around internal organs, and subcutaneous fat which is underneath the the out layers of skin.
Another name for fat?
According to one of my professors, it is adipose tissue. Blubber.
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 does the adipose connective tissue consist of?
Adipose tissue is fat tissue.
What us another name for adipose?
Adipose means the part of the body that keeps fat, both healthy and unhealthy.
Is fat adipose tissue?
Yes, adipose tissue is another name for fatty tissue.
What does the adipose pertains to?
Adipose tissue is the body's fat!
Is adipose a muscle tissue found in humans?
No. Adipose tissue is not muscle, it is fat.
In the skin the fat layer is also called?
In the skin, the fat layer is called the subcutaneous tissue or adipose tissue.
