MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -White fat cells (adipocytes) have a simple structure composed of a single lipid droplet (fat molecule) and a few cellular organelles. They provide energy storage, insulation from extreme temperatures and cushioning around soft organs.

Detailed explanation-2: -Adipose tissue is commonly known as body fat. 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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Under a microscope, fat cells look like bulbous little spheres. Like other cells in the body, each has a cell membrane and a nucleus, but their bulk is made up of droplets of stored triglycerides, each of which consists of three fatty-acid molecules attached to a single glycerol molecule.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main types of fat cells are white, brown, and beige cells. They can be stored as essential, subcutaneous, or visceral fat. Each type of fat serves a different role.