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Red marrow is found in spongy bone, and makes blood. Yellow marrow is found in the medullary cavity and stores fat.

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What are the two types of marrow bones and their function?

The two types of marrow are :  ● Red Marrow ● Yellow Marrow ● The function of the red bone marrow is to produce new blood cells ● The yellow marrow stores fat that can be served as an energy reserve. √ :D :P B-)


What bone marrow is mainly fat?

Fat is stored in all bones that consist of yellow bone marrow.


Medullary cavity function?

The medullary cavity is a space within the diaphysis (shaft) of a long bone. It contains yellow bone marrow, which stores fats and serves as an energy reserve. Additionally, the medullary cavity provides space for blood vessels and nerves to pass through the bone.


What is the function of the yellow marrow bone?

Yellow bone marrow stores fat, which the body consumes as a last resort in cases of extreme starvation. It also turns into red marrow in emergencies such as blood loss or anemia. Miraculously, this process can happen in just a few hours. Red bone marrow produces all blood cells, except lymphocytes which are produced in the marrow and reach maturity in the generative lymphatic tissues, such as the thymus gland or bone marrow.


What are the types of bone and what are the functions?

The two types of marrow are :  ● Red Marrow ● Yellow Marrow ● The function of the red bone marrow is to produce new blood cells ● The yellow marrow stores fat that can be served as an energy reserve. √ :D :P B-)


What are the two kind of bone marrow?

There is yellow bone marrow and red bone marrow.


How do red and yellow bone marrow differ in composition and function?

Red Bone Marrow produces both red and white bloode cell's. Yellow marrow, which is found in the central cavity of long bones, stores fat.Cross Section of a long bone below:In children red marrow dills the center of long bones this red marrow is replaced with yellow marrow as children become adults.


Is yellow bone marrow found in the compact bone?

No. Yellow bone marrow is found in the hollow cavity inside the bone.


Which does not belong diploe spongy bone red marrow hematopoiesis yellow marrow?

Diploe does not belong because it refers to the inner layer of flat bones like the skull that contains both spongy and compact bone. Spongy bone, red marrow, hematopoiesis, and yellow marrow are all related to bone structure and function.


What does yellow marrow store?

Yellow bone marrow mostly stores and is made up of fat cells. The yellow bone marrow makes up about half of the adult human bodies bone marrow.


What are the two kinds of marrow in bones?

There is yellow bone marrow and red bone marrow.


Is all bone marrow red?

No, there is also yellow bone marrow