MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Adipose tissue (body fat) is crucial for health. Along with fat cells, adipose tissue contains numerous nerve cells and blood vessels, storing and releasing energy to fuel the body and releasing important hormones vital to the body’s needs.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is now widely accepted that white adipose tissue (WAT) secretes a number of peptide hormones, including leptin, several cytokines, adipsin and acylation-stimulating protein (ASP), angiotensinogen, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), adiponectin, resistin etc., and also produces steroids hormones.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is a kind of fibrous connective tissue. It contains large number of cells filled with fat. It’s main function is energy storing, hormone production. It also acts as shock absorber and insulator.