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The site where hematopoiesis occurs is the?

Hematopoiesis occurs in the red bone marrow. This bone marrow is found at the ends of long bones. It is also found in the sternum.


What is the spongy bone?

Spongy bone is found in the middle of long bones and the sternum. What is inside is called red marrow. Red marrow makes red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.


Which of the following is the site where hematopoiesis occurs?

hematopoiesis is the formation of blood cells which happens red bone marrow. red bone marrow is found in flat bones. the sternum(a flat bone) is a major site for hematopoiesis


Which bone would contain significant amounts of red bone marrow in an adult?

in adulthood, the red bone marrow is in the shafts of most long bones.


What part of the bone helps make red and white blood cells?

Red blood cells are made in the Blood Marrow.


Where is hematopoietic tissue found?

myeloid tissue also known as red bone marrow, is found in the sternum, ribs, and hipbones of a adult. Other bones such as the vertebrae, clavicles, and cranial bones contain a small amount of this red bone marrow also.


Where is red marrow located in an adult long bone?

In the centre cavities of all the bones in your body. (There's a lot in your legs, since the bones are quite big and have a large cavity). the bone marrow is located inside the bone in da middle of the bone. It is spongy. it is red when your a child, and turns yellow when your an adult. Bone marrow is the spongy tissue in the cavities of the bones. It is the blood cell 'factory'. Healthy bone marrow releases blood cells into the blood stream when they are mature and when required.


Do flat bones produce red blood cells?

No, flat bones do not produce red blood cells. Red blood cells are primarily produced in the bone marrow, specifically in the spongy or trabecular bone marrow found in bones like the vertebrae, ribs, pelvis, and long bones. Flat bones, such as the skull, sternum, and scapula, do not have as much active bone marrow for red blood cell production.


Where is bone marrow found within the body?

At birth, all bone marrow is red. With age, more and more of it is converted to the yellow type. About half of adult bone marrow is red. Red marrow is found mainly in the flat bones, such as the hip bone, breast bone, skull, ribs, vertebrae and shoulder blades, and in the cancellous ("spongy") material at the epiphyseal ends of the long bones such as the femur and humerus. Yellow marrow is found in the hollow interior of the middle portion of long bones.


Where are red blood cells produced after birth?

Red blood cells are primarily produced in the bone marrow of adults, including the vertebrae, ribs, sternum, and pelvis. In infants, red blood cells are also generated in the liver and spleen before shifting to the bone marrow as they grow.


What is the difference between red marrow and yellow marrow?

the principal site of hemopoises is the red bone marrow of the sternum. whereas yellow bone marrow in certain long bones of an adult produces rbcs wbcs and platelets.


Where can you found red bone marrow in a child?

In a child all bone marrow is red bone marrow and can be found in nearly all flat and long bones, including the epiphysis and diaphysis. As the child ages the red bone marrow in the diaphysis of the long bones will be replaced with yellow bone marrow.