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Adipose tissue, more commonly known as fat, stores caloric energy which can be used to supplement dietary calories if needed, in lean times. Cartilage is a type of connective tissue which helps to construct joints and some other structures in the body.
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What is an example of connective tissue?
Examples of connective tissues include bone, ligaments, tendons, cartilage, and adipose (fat) tissue.
What is the difference between ligaments and cartilage?
I know that ligaments are a fibrous material that holds tissue together, whereas cartilage connects bone.
Hardest and most solid type of connective tissue?
Bone is the most rigid and dense of the connective tissues.
What type of tissue stores fat?
Adipose tissue. This is a loose connective tissue comprised of fibroblasts, adipocytes, and immune cells.
What are tissues that bind and support other tissues called?
"connective tissue": adipose, cartilage, blood, various dense & loose connective tissues
What are two similarities between cartilage and adipose tissue?
Both adipose and bone are connective tissues and both are responsible for for support and protection.
Is adipose and cartilage tissue similar?
they both are considered the building blocks of bone.
What connective tissue takes the longest to heal bone or adipose or dense regular or cartilage or areolar tissue?
Cartilage takes longest to heal because it is avascular.
Is Adipose tissue also called gristle?
No, adipose tissue is body fat. Gristle is cartilage, and the word is often inaccurately used for hard cooked fat found on cooked meat.
What is an example of connective tissue?
Examples of connective tissues include bone, ligaments, tendons, cartilage, and adipose (fat) tissue.
What is Adipose tissue to the skin?
Adipose tissue is deep to the skin; skin is superficial to adipose tissue. Adipose tissue is fat.
What are two differences between cartilage and adipose tissue?
Adipose tissue is fat, while lymphedema is a swelling of tissues due to obstructed lymphatic drainage from a part of the body.
What is the difference between ligaments and cartilage?
I know that ligaments are a fibrous material that holds tissue together, whereas cartilage connects bone.
What are the six major types connetive tissue?
Some examples include bone, ligaments, tendons, cartilage, adipose tissue, and blood. There are many more.
Hardest and most solid type of connective tissue?
Bone is the most rigid and dense of the connective tissues.
Which gland produces leptin?
fat tissue or adipose tissue
Is fat an adipose tissue?
Yes, adipose tissue is another name for fatty tissue.
