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Why is bone marrow known as the factory for making blood cells?
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Because that's where blood cells grows.
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What is the primary factory for producing blood cells?
Bone Marrow
What does red bone marrow produce?
red blood cells and white blood cells and platelets
What process happens in the bone marrow?
Erythropoiesis (making red blood cells) and the synthesis of other blood cells.
Why is a bone marrow transplant used as a treatment for leukemia?
Leukemia can be a bone marrow or blood cancer. Bone marrow makes white blood cells, and if it did not function properly, it would cause the red blood cells to increase, decrease, or not function. Replacing bone marrow means that the new marrow would take over the job of making red blood cells and fix the problem.
What marrow produces blood cells?
The kind of marrow that produces red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets is red marrow which is found in the bones.
What is the purpose of marrow?
the marrow is the substance you can find inside the bones. the reason why marrow is so important is because this is where all our blood cells - red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets - are manufactured.
What originates in bone marrow?
Bone marrow produce red and white blood cells.
Are blood cells produced in your bone marrow?
Red blood cells are produced in bone marrow.
What is the origin of red blood cells?
blood cells are produced in the bone marrow
What is the part of the bone that makes blood?
The substance that makes red and white blood cells within bone is called the bone marrow. Why does the bone do this? You may as well be asking why your heart beats, or why your lungs make you breathe - instinct. The action of making blood cells is an involuntary action, your body knows that it needs to be done, so it carries out the task; you don't have to tell your bone marrow to make blood cells. Most of the marrow in bones - the whitish creamy marrow - produces white blood cells, whereas longer bones such as the femur and the humerus have red bone marrow, and therefore make red blood cells.
Where are most white blood cells made?
The Blood cells are produced in the Bone Marrow
In which part of the body are bllod cells manufactured-?
The blood cells are usually manufactured in the bone marrow.
