Human Fat Distribution

Human anatomical fat distribution.

Subcutaneous white adipose tissues from different embryonic origins are located in the face and body regions. Inner white adipose depots are depicted in the intra-abdominal (i.e., retro-peritoneal, omental and visceral), lung, kidney and heart regions. The brown adipose tissue is mainly distributed in the cervical, paravertebral and sub-clavicle regions. Note that some white adipocytes arise de novo from bone marrow-derived hematopoietic progenitor cells. This process contributes more to visceral than to subcutaneous adipose development.