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No. Yellow bone marrow is found in the hollow cavity inside the bone.
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Is the yellow bone marrow found in the compact bone?
No, it is found in the hollow cavity inside the bone.
How do red bone marrow and yellow bone marrow differ in function?
Red marrow is found in spongy bone, and makes blood. Yellow marrow is found in the medullary cavity and stores fat.
What are the 2 types of marrow found in the bone?
The red bone marrow makes red blood cells. The yellow bone marrow makes chemical energy.
What are the three layers within a bone?
The three layers within a bone are periosteum, compact bone, and yellow marrow.
Describe the composition of bone?
The composition of a bone depends on: - a spongy bone - the narrow - the compact - the yellow sponge(where all the fat is stored) - the ostoblasts cell -and the bone marrow
Red bone marrow is found in spongy or compact bone?
Bone marrow is the substance that is found at the core of bones, and is either made of fat or red blood cells depending on the type of bone in question. For spongy bone, the marrow is made of red blood cells.
What do red bone marrow and yellow bone marrow have in common?
the red bone marrow produces red and white cells and platelets, while they are found in more children than in adults. The yellow bone marrow consist of fats.
Medullary cavity function?
The medullary cavity contains yellow bone marrow.
What is a yellow marrow?
Yellow marrow is bone marrow that is involved in fat storage as opposed to red marrow which is involved in the production of red blood cells.
What bone marrow is mainly fat?
Fat is stored in all bones that consist of yellow bone marrow.
What are 2 types of bones found in the body?
You have two types of bone in each bone. You have compact bone and spongy bone. Compact bone is the hard stuff that protects the yellow marrow (this stores fat) in the long part of your bone. Spongy bone is still hard, but it is a bit more forgiving because it is not solid bone. It has holes in it (thus the name). These holes are filled with your red marrow (these make red blood cells).
What type of bone makes up the shaft of a long bone?
bone marrow is in the center of the bone shaft
