The adipose tissue that surrounds the heart is the epicardial adipose tissue.
The human heart is a muscular organ that is about the size of a clenched fist and weighs about 300g.
Adipose tissues consists of fat cells, also called the adipocytes, containing large fat globules.
The heart is surrounded by a viseral adipose tissue known as the epicardial adipose tissue.
The functions of these adipose tissue to the heart include:
- mechanical protection of the heart muscles
- They play a role in cardiac metabolism
- Themoregulation of the heart muscles
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