fat pad
Tissue shock absorber
A fat pad is a cushioning deposit of fatty tissue, especially one with anatomical significance.
The term appears in medical contexts for specific structures: the buccal fat pad in the cheek, the infrapatellar fat pad below the kneecap, the heel fat pad that absorbs impact when walking.
Fat pads can become inflamed or damaged, causing pain.
Lipid-storing cells
- lipidsWater-insoluble biomolecules
- triglyceridesThree-chained fat molecules
- subcutaneousBelow the skin
- visceralArising from deep instinct
energy reserve · insulation · thermoregulation · leptin · lipolysis · lipogenesis · obesity · atrophy
Yielding to gentle pressure
- shock absorptionDissipating kinetic energy gradually
- pliabilityAbility to bend easily
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- elasticityTendency to resume original form
suppleness · compression · weight-bearing · plantar · metatarsal · buccal · malar · orbital
Of the sole
- buccalPertaining to cheeks
- malarOf the cheek
- orbitalRevolving around another
- periorbitalAround the eye socket
pericardial · epidural · synovial · knee · ankle · sole · face · eye socket
adipocytes
Lipid-storing cells
- lipidsWater-insoluble biomolecules
- triglyceridesThree-chained fat molecules
- subcutaneousBelow the skin
visceral · energy reserve · insulation · thermoregulation · leptin · lipolysis · lipogenesis · obesity · atrophy · hypertrophy
softness
Yielding to gentle pressure
- shock absorptionDissipating kinetic energy gradually
- pliabilityAbility to bend easily
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
elasticity · suppleness · compression · weight-bearing · plantar · metatarsal · buccal · malar · orbital · synovial
plantar
Of the sole
periorbital · pericardial · epidural · synovial · knee · ankle · sole · face · eye socket · cheek
fat padbone
Hard skeletal tissue
muscle · skeletal muscle · muscle tissue · bone tissue · cartilage
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