GENERAL HISTOLOGY

CONNECTIVE TISSUE GLAND

CONNECTIVE TISSUE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In adult, Brown fat cell can commonly be found in all of the following part of the body except?
A
Axilla
B
Abdominal
C
Inguinal
D
Bone marrow
E
Around blood vessel
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -During childhood and adolescence, brown fat scatters around the body. Brown fat in adults is located around the neck, kidneys, adrenal glands, heart (aorta) and chest (mediastinum).

Detailed explanation-2: -Brown adipose tissue It’s located primarily in your upper back. Brown adipocytes (fat cells) are more complex than white adipocytes, containing multiple lipid droplets and many cellular organelles. The iron content in these organelles gives brown fat cells their color.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is found all over the body. It can be found under the skin (subcutaneous fat), packed around internal organs (visceral fat), between muscles, within bone marrow and in breast tissue. Men tend to store more visceral fat (fat around their internal organs), leading to obesity around the middle of their abdomen.

Detailed explanation-4: -Although you lose most of your brown fat as you grow, you hold on to some of it. Adults have very small amounts of brown fat in the neck, collarbone, kidneys, and spinal cord. Lean people typically have more brown fat than overweight people. Women also tend to have more than men.

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