Fat vesicles in adipose (fatty) tissue. Adipose tissue is a subtype of connective tissue consisting of a growth of small sacs containing fat bound together by connective tissue and small blood vessels.

Adipose Tissue

Fat vesicles in adipose (fatty) tissue. Adipose tissue is a subtype of connective tissue consisting…

Adipose tissue from omentum. The fat cells are arranged as groups between the bundles of connective tissue.

Adipose Tissue from Omentum

Adipose tissue from omentum. The fat cells are arranged as groups between the bundles of connective…

A lobule of developing adipose tissue from an eight month fetus. Labels: a, Spherical or, from pressure, polyhedral cells with large central nucleus surrounded by a finely reticulated substance staining uniformly with haematoxylin. b, Similar cells with spaces from which the fat has been removed by oil and cloves. c, Similar cells showing how the nucleus with enclosing protoplasm is being pressed towards periphery. d, Nucleus of endothelium of investing capillaries.

Developing Adipose Tissue in Fetus

A lobule of developing adipose tissue from an eight month fetus. Labels: a, Spherical or, from pressure,…

Branched connective tissue corpuscles, developing into fat cells.

Branched Connective Tissue Corpuscles

Branched connective tissue corpuscles, developing into fat cells.

Fall cells. Labels: a, filled with oil; b, exhausted of oil, the cell wall shriveled.

Fat Cells

Fall cells. Labels: a, filled with oil; b, exhausted of oil, the cell wall shriveled.

The ordinary fat cells of a fact tract in the omentum of a rat.

Fat Cells of a Rat

The ordinary fat cells of a fact tract in the omentum of a rat.

A group of fat cells (F, C) with capillary vessels (C).

Fat Cells with Capillary Vessels

A group of fat cells (F, C) with capillary vessels (C).

This is a diagram of the skin of mammals, showing the multiple layered condition, together with outgrowths and ingrowths. E, epidermis; D, dermis; a, adipose tissue, -fat deposited amid the connective tissue; b, blood vessels; c.e., columnar epithelial layer of the epidermis; f, hair follicle; g, hair; n, nerve; n.e., nerve ending; p, pore of sweat gland; seb., sebaceous or oil gland of hair; s.g., sweat gland; s.c., horny layer of epidermis; s.m., mucous layer of epidermis.

Mammal Skin

This is a diagram of the skin of mammals, showing the multiple layered condition, together with outgrowths…

"Saurus undosquamis, a Malacoptorgian with anterior soft dorsal and additional adipose fin." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Saurus Undosquamis

"Saurus undosquamis, a Malacoptorgian with anterior soft dorsal and additional adipose fin." —…