GENERAL HISTOLOGY

CONNECTIVE TISSUE GLAND

CONNECTIVE TISSUE

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Connective tissue of newborn infants that consists of adipocytes containing a large number of small cytoplasmic adipose inclusions:
A
dense irregular fibrous
B
dense regular fibrous
C
loose irregular fibrous
D
reticular
E
brown adipose
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Brown adipose tissue is a uniquely mammalian tissue that protects neonatal body temperature around the time of birth by combusting triglycerides in the numerous mitochondria to emit heat.

Detailed explanation-2: -brown adipose tissue, also called brown fat, specialized type of connective tissue found in most mammals that generates heat. Newborns and animals that hibernate have an elevated risk for hypothermia.

Detailed explanation-3: -In newborn humans, around 5 percent of body weight is made up of brown fat. It tends to be located on the upper half of the spine and towards the shoulders. Share on Pinterest Extra supplies of brown fat in young infants helps to keep them warm. Brown adipose tissue helps to produce heat.

Detailed explanation-4: -Adipose tissue, also known as fat tissue or fatty tissue, is a connective tissue that is mainly composed of fat cells called adipocytes. Adipocytes are energy storing cells that contain large globules of fat known as lipid droplets surrounded by a structural network of fibers.

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