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All blood cells are produced in the bone marrow. Bone marrow that actively produces blood cells is called red marrow, and bone marrow that no longer produces blood cells is called yellow marrow.

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What is a specific problem with the skeletal system that could negatively impact the cardiovascular system?

The skeletal system produces red blood cells (in the bone marrow)


What system produces most of the blood for the body?

The cardiovascular system, specifically the bone marrow within the skeletal system, produces most of the blood cells for the body. Stem cells in the bone marrow differentiate into red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, which are essential components of blood.


What system is the bone marrow from?

The bone marrow is part of the lymphatic system. It is responsible for producing blood cells, including red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.


What system is responsible for hematopoiesis?

The red bone marrow produces red blood cells.


WHAT organ system contains the bone marrow?

Presumably you speak of bone marrow, located within mostbones of the skeletal system


What is a bone marrow be specific?

Bone marrow is spongy white and dose not just sit in our bones. People with cancer need bone marrow transplant because the bone marrow is needed for our immune system.


What path does an erythrocyte take from the bone marrow of the left humeral head to the renal vein?

Erythrocytes are red blood cells. In order to go from the bone marrow of the left humeral head to the renal vein, an erythrocyte would have to go through the entire cardiovascular system.


How does bone marrow work with other systems beside the skeletal system?

The bone marrow is one of the main places where the blood cells are created. So it interacts with the cardiovascular (heart and veins) system, because the heart pumps blood. It also interacts with the immune system, because white blood cells fight off disease.


How does the bone marrow work with the other parts of the system?

Bone marrow is where red blood cells are made, basically.


What 6 things make up the cardiovascular system?

The 3 main parts of the cardiovascular system are the heart, lungs, and blood vessels. However, this can further be divided into heart, arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins, and lungs. Many organs can also influence the system but are not considered part of it, examples include: kidneys, spleen, bone marrow.


Does the cardiovascular system produce blood cells?

No, the cardiovascular system does not produce the red blood cells. It serves as a channel in which blood and other fluids pass through. It is the hematopeotic system that produces the blood in the bone marrow stimulated by erythropoietin produced by the kidneys in response to low oxygen perfusion.


Which bone marrow transplant uses the patients own bone marrow?

An autologous bone marrow transplant uses the patient's own bone marrow. The bone marrow is collected from the patient, stored, and later reinfused after high-dose chemotherapy or radiation therapy. This type of transplant helps restore the patient's immune system.