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What is the main role of adipose tissue?
What is the main role of adipose tissue?
- Generating connective tissue fibroblasts
- Producing white and brown adipocytes
- Synthesizing insulin and growth hormone
- Storing and synthesizing triglycerides (correct)
Which type of adipocyte stores fat in the form of a single drop that displaces the cytoplasmic content and the nucleus?
Which type of adipocyte stores fat in the form of a single drop that displaces the cytoplasmic content and the nucleus?
- White or unilocular adipocyte (correct)
- Macrophages
- Brown or multilocular adipocyte
- Lymphocytes
What distinguishes the brown or multilocular adipocyte from the white adipocyte?
What distinguishes the brown or multilocular adipocyte from the white adipocyte?
- Lack of vascularization
- Larger size and single large drop of fat
- Smaller size and multiple small drops of fat (correct)
- Presence of insulin receptors
Which component is scarce in white adipose tissue?
Which component is scarce in white adipose tissue?
What is the main function of adipose tissue?
What is the main function of adipose tissue?
Which type of adipocyte has hormone receptors that influence the formation or release of fat?
Which type of adipocyte has hormone receptors that influence the formation or release of fat?
What distinguishes brown or multilocular adipocytes from white adipocytes?
What distinguishes brown or multilocular adipocytes from white adipocytes?
What is the main cell type in adipose tissue?
What is the main cell type in adipose tissue?
Which type of adipose tissue is composed mainly of white adipocytes?
Which type of adipose tissue is composed mainly of white adipocytes?
Which component is scarce in white adipose tissue?
Which component is scarce in white adipose tissue?
Where does white adipose tissue mainly accumulate?
Where does white adipose tissue mainly accumulate?
What type of cells are derived from mesenchymal cells and participate in the synthesis and storage of triglycerides?
What type of cells are derived from mesenchymal cells and participate in the synthesis and storage of triglycerides?
What influences the formation or release of fat from the white or unilocular adipocyte?
What influences the formation or release of fat from the white or unilocular adipocyte?
Which type of adipocyte has abundant mitochondria?
Which type of adipocyte has abundant mitochondria?
