Which statement about adipose tissue is true?

• A. It is a type of epithelial tissue
• B. It stores fat
• C. It stores calcium
• D. It is a nervous tissue

Answer: (B)

Adipose tissue’s primary role is storing energy as fat within adipocytes, making it a loose connective tissue. The large lipid droplets fill most of the cell, which pushes the nucleus to the edge, and the tissue also provides cushioning, insulation, and even endocrine signals. That storage of fat is the defining, true function here. It isn’t epithelial tissue, which lines surfaces and forms glands; it doesn’t store calcium (that’s a job of bone); and it isn’t nervous tissue, which is made up of neurons and supporting cells.