Interpretation:
The transportation of fatty acids from adipose tissue has to be explained.
Concept introduction:
Fatty acids are aliphatic mono-carboxylic acids that are mostly obtained from the hydrolysis of natural fats and oils. They have a general formula
Fatty acids are highly water insoluble. Therefore it must be transported in blood in with a protein.
Albumin, globulin and fibrinogen are the three types of plasma protein.
Adipose tissue protects, insulates and stores fat in droplets inside the cells.
It consists of cells (adipocytes) in a fluid-gel matrix.
It is found beneath the skin, around the kidneys, behind the eyes and on the heart.
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