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What does a long bone have?
Long bones contain yellow marrow in addition to red marrow. Yellow marrow is stored fat, or adipose tissue.
Does the end of a long bone contain yellow marrow?
No it contains red marrow. Red marrow is found in spongy bones
Most bone contain yellow what?
In adults, most bones contain yellow marrow (primarily fat).In children this is often red marrow (to generate blood cells), but changes to yellow marrow as we age.
How does the marrow in the medullary cavity compare to the marrow in the spongy bone?
The marrow in the medullary cavity is primarily composed of yellow marrow, which stores fat, while the marrow in the spongy bone is red marrow where blood cells are produced. Yellow marrow is found in long bones, whereas spongy bones contain red marrow in their trabeculae.
The innermost part of bones contain what?
Bone marrow.
What bone marrow is mainly fat?
Fat is stored in all bones that consist of yellow bone marrow.
What are the two kinds of marrow in bones?
There is yellow bone marrow and red bone marrow.
What is found in long hollow spaces of long bones?
There are five different types of bone in a human body. If you are talking about long bones, such as your femur or tibia (aka the long bones in your arms and legs), then in the middle of them are bone marrow. Yellow marrow for adults and red marrow for children.
What is a soft yellow or red sustance found in the central cavities of the bones?
This substance is called marrow. Red marrow is found in most bones of children, and is where red and white blood cells are made and mature. Yellow marrow is found in most adult bones, and is mostly composed of fat. The red marrow in childrens bones is slowly converted to yellow marrow as we age. In a middle-aged adult, usually only flat bones still contain red marrow.
Is there anymore 'bones' apart from yellow bones and red bones?
I think you are trying to ask about bone marrow. Bones are usually an off white. red bone marrow produces red and white blood cells and platelets. Yellow bone marrow stores body fat. But these are the only two types of bone marrow I know of.
Substance in the center of the bones?
The substance in the center of the bones is called Bone Marrow. There is yellow marrow and red marrow.
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.
