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Red marrow found in the shafts of the long bones produce red blood cells. The humerus and femur are considered long bones.
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What provides support and protectionproduces red blood cells and stores minerals?
Long bones, femur, humerus, etc., provide support and protection to the animal body and the marrow of these bones produces red blood cells.
Where does a red blood cell grow?
Red blood cells originate in the red bone marrow inside large bones such as the femur. Bone marrow is stimulated to produce these cells by a hormone called erythropoietin, which is produced by the kidney as old red blood cells dies. The whole process takes about a week, and interestingly, mature red blood cells have no nuclei.
What is the primary source of red blood cells?
Red marrow and it is found mainly in the flat bones such as hip bone, breast bone, skull, ribs, vertebrae and shoulder blades, and in the cancellous ("spongy") material at the proximal ends of the long bones femur and humerus.
What does erythropoiten do?
This is a glycoprotein hormone that signals the production of red blood cells in the femur. Originates in the kidneys.
Where does production of red blood cells take place?
blood cells are produced in the bone-marrow of body but sometimes if the production of blood cells in the bone marrow is altered, the spleen and the liver assist in the production of blood cells. Usually spleen and liver is the organ that produce blood in the fetal life and the bone marrow takes place when you are on your own.
Do cells produce bone?
All the blood cells are produced in the bone marrow But not all bones do that. Bones that do make blood cells include bigger longer bones, like the humerus and femur.
How does the sartorius help move the femur?
they produce blood cells
What is the name of the single bone in the upper arm?
The humerus. The humerus is a long bone. It can make blood cells. However, the flat, small, and irregular bones can make blood but not as much as the long bones( humerus, femur).
Why do the humerus and femur bones have rounded ends?
why does humerus and femur have rounded ends
Where do blood cells come from?
Red blood cells are made in the red bone marrow.
Which body system is the source of all blood cells?
The circulatory system carries blood cells which are produced mainly by red marrow found in the flat bones, such as the pelvic bones, sternum, ribs, skull vertebrae, and long bones: femur, humerus etc
Does the femur create blood cells?
Yes you have blood cells all over in your body!
Which bone corresponds to the femur of the leg?
Humerus
What provides support and protectionproduces red blood cells and stores minerals?
Long bones, femur, humerus, etc., provide support and protection to the animal body and the marrow of these bones produces red blood cells.
Femur and humerus are what shape?
The femur is the biggest bone in the body and is known as the thigh bone in common terms. The humerus is the bone that is attached to The scapula by the glenohumeral joint.
Which bone in the leg is equivalent to the humerus?
Femur bone is equivalent bone to humerus, in lower extremity.
The humerus is an example of a?
The femur and the humerus are examples of which type of bones?
