NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

HISTOLOGY

CONNECTIVE TISSUE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which tissue is also known as fat tissue?
A
adipose
B
reticular
C
dense
D
areolar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Adipose tissue, otherwise known as body fat, is a connective tissue that extends throughout your body. It’s found under your skin (subcutaneous fat), between your internal organs (visceral fat) and even in the inner cavities of bones (bone marrow adipose tissue).

Detailed explanation-2: -Overview. The fat layer of skin is located in the subcutaneous layer of tissue called the hypodermis.

Detailed explanation-3: -Their shapes range from spherical (when isolated) to oval or polyhedral (as part of adipose tissue). The largest part of the cell is filled with a single (unilocular) lipid droplet that pushes and flattens the nucleus to the periphery of the cell.

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