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What is the center of your bones and what does it do?

The center of bones is called the bone marrow. It is responsible for producing blood cells (red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets) and storing fat.


What human bones make red blood cells?

Red blood cells are produced in the bone marrow of flat bones like the pelvis, sternum, and skull. These bones contain stem cells that differentiate into red blood cells through a process called hematopoiesis.


What types of cells take calcium from the blood?

Osteoblasts, which are bone-forming cells, can take calcium from the blood to build and strengthen bones. Additionally, some specialized cells in the kidneys called distal convoluted tubule cells play a role in regulating calcium levels by reabsorbing or excreting calcium as needed.


Why are large bones important to produce blood cells?

Large bones, such as the femur and pelvic bones, contain bone marrow that is responsible for producing blood cells. The bone marrow contains stem cells that can differentiate into red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Having large bones with ample space for bone marrow helps ensure a sufficient production of blood cells, which is essential for maintaining a healthy blood supply in the body.


What kind of bones make blood?

Bone marrow. Bone marrow is where blood cells are created. Only long bones (with the "hole" in the center) have bone marrow in them. So leg bones and arm bones make blood cells, but rib bones or skull bones do not. So those short, solid, irregular-shaped bones do not create blood cells.

Related Questions

Why do bones need stress for bone maintenance?

Stress or strain on bones stimulates osteoblasts (cells that build bones).


What is responsible for sculpting bones?

Several cells have this function: the osteoclasts which break down bone and the osteoblasts which build bone.


Do snakes have bone cells?

Snakes have bones and bones are made up from cells.


Are bones are living?

not really, bones are not living cells they are made of calcium mostly and are not living cells, although inside of the bones contain bone marrow, which are living cells


How is running good for your bones?

It's good for your bones because they build musical, and when you're sleeping at night, your bones build bigger and bigger and stronger.


What is the most basic building block of the human organism?

Ummm... There are differnet cells that build the body. There are muscle cells that build muscle, skin cells that build skin, nerve cells that make up nerves, bone cells that make up bones, and blood cells that make up blood. There is no one cell that "builds" the body. Bodies have many different cells.


Young bone cells that secrete collagen fibers are called?

Osteoblasts are young bone cells that help to build and repair bones by secreting collagen fibers and other components of the bone matrix.


Are bones living and how?

Of course they are living, they grow don't they? They derive nutrients from your food and build new bone structure. The marow makes your red blood cells.


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.


Which cell types is responsible for breaking down bone matrix?

OsteoClasts Crumble bone, while OsteoBlasts Build Bone.


What is the center of your bones and what does it do?

The center of bones is called the bone marrow. It is responsible for producing blood cells (red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets) and storing fat.


What cells divide and make new bone cells?

Usually bones cells