Subcutaneous adipose tissue is the name given to the layer of energy stored as fat cells within the lower layers of the skin.
The term subcutaneous is a Latin word for the literal meaning "under the skin". It is commonly referred to as the hypodermis, hypoderm or superficial fascia, as well as the subcutaneous tissue.
Adipose tissue is composed of adipocytes, also known as lipocytes and fat cells that specialize in storing energy as fat within vertebrates. There are two main types of this form of tissue, white and brown, which respectively compose the two different forms of fat cells.
Premature infants are born without the necessary body fat needed in order to properly maintain body temperature. Generally, if an infant is born prematurely, their survival relies fairly heavily on the radiant warmers apparent in incubators. Keeping the infants body temperature maintained helps the infant to grow at a faster rate, further increasing their chances of survival. Small thermometers are also attached to the skin of the infant in order to detect and accurately monitor the body temperature of the infant, which then regulates the heat of the incubator.
The large ratio between an infant's large surface area compared with its small volume means that there is a lot of area that meets the surface of the outer body compared with its internal volume. This means that the temperature of the surrounding atmosphere would have a strong effect on the infant's core body temperature.
The term subcutaneous is a Latin word for the literal meaning "under the skin". It is commonly referred to as the hypodermis, hypoderm or superficial fascia, as well as the subcutaneous tissue.
Adipose tissue is composed of adipocytes, also known as lipocytes and fat cells that specialize in storing energy as fat within vertebrates. There are two main types of this form of tissue, white and brown, which respectively compose the two different forms of fat cells.
Premature infants are born without the necessary body fat needed in order to properly maintain body temperature. Generally, if an infant is born prematurely, their survival relies fairly heavily on the radiant warmers apparent in incubators. Keeping the infants body temperature maintained helps the infant to grow at a faster rate, further increasing their chances of survival. Small thermometers are also attached to the skin of the infant in order to detect and accurately monitor the body temperature of the infant, which then regulates the heat of the incubator.
The large ratio between an infant's large surface area compared with its small volume means that there is a lot of area that meets the surface of the outer body compared with its internal volume. This means that the temperature of the surrounding atmosphere would have a strong effect on the infant's core body temperature.
