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In adults, most bones contain yellow marrow (primarily fat).
In children this is often red marrow (to generate blood cells), but changes to yellow marrow as we age.
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What is found in the spaces of the spongy bone?
The spaces between the trabeculae do contain red or yellow marrow. This depends on a person's age and on which bone it is.
What bones contain yellow bone marrow?
Yellow bone marrow contains and is made up of fat globules and capillaries. It also contains numerous blood vessels. If yellow bone marrow seeps into the blood stream it can be deadly.
What bone marrow is most used in infant red or yellow?
yellow
What does a long bone have?
Long bones contain yellow marrow in addition to red marrow. Yellow marrow is stored fat, or adipose tissue.
What does bone marrow do?
Bone marrow comes in two categories, red and yellow. Red is common in young children's bones. It creates red blood cells. As you become a teenager, you have less red and more yellow bone marrow. Yellow bone marrow stores fat so it can later be used as energy, but there are still some bones that contain red bone marrow.
In newborn infants the medullary cavity and all areas of spongy bone contain yellow bone marrow?
No, when a child is born they only have red marrow. But as they start to grow older the red marrow turns into yellow marrow.
Does the end of a long bone contain yellow marrow?
No it contains red marrow. Red marrow is found in spongy bones
What bone marrow is mainly fat?
Fat is stored in all bones that consist of yellow bone marrow.
Is yellow bone marrow found in the compact bone?
No. Yellow bone marrow is found in the hollow cavity inside the bone.
Do all compact bones contain spongy and compact bone tissue?
Maybe a little, but most red bone marrow is foundin the SPONGY bone of the skull,ribs,sternum, vertebrae and in the end of long bones.
Does spongy bones contain osteons?
No spngy bone does not contain osteons. Compact bone does contain osteons.
What does bone marrow have in it?
There are two types of bone marrow: red marrow (consisting mainly of myeloid tissue) and yellow marrow (consisting mainly of fat cells). Red blood cells, platelets and most white blood cells arise in red marrow. Both types of bone marrow contain numerous blood vessels and capillaries.
