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The bone marrow produces red blood cells, platelets, and white blood cells. The white blood cells help the body fight against infections and they are the main components of the body's immune system.

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Where do T cells originate and how do they contribute to the immune response?

T cells originate in the bone marrow and mature in the thymus gland. They contribute to the immune response by recognizing and attacking infected or abnormal cells, producing cytokines to regulate immune responses, and helping B cells produce antibodies.


Which two body systems interact with the immune system to protect the body against disease?

1)The cell-mediated immune system: T-cells which originate in the bone marrow. Migrate to Thymus to finish their development.2) The humoral immune system; B-cells originate in the Bone marrow, stay there to develop. B-cells can produce antibodies, need exposure to foreign antigens to do start.


Where do b-cells come from?

B-cells originate in the bone marrow from hematopoietic stem cells. In the bone marrow, these stem cells undergo a series of differentiation steps to become mature B-cells, which then enter the circulation to perform their immune functions.


What is the function of marrow?

Marrow is the network of body tissues that fills up the inside of bones. We need it because the stem cells which are inside the marrow transform themselves into white and red blood cells and platelets, which are vital for the immune system and blood circulation.


Why is red bone marrow important to immunity?

Red bone marrow is considered a part of the immune system because it produces red and white blood cells. White blood cells protect against pathogens inside of the body, which is an action that the immune system performs as a collective system.


What is the function for blood marrow?

There is no such thing as blood marrow. You presumably mean bone marrow. A major function of bone marrow is the generation of new blood cells.


Origin of neutrophils?

Neutrophils are a type of white blood cell that originate from hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow. They play a crucial role in the innate immune system by ingesting and destroying pathogens like bacteria and fungi. Neutrophils are released into the bloodstream where they migrate to sites of infection or inflammation.


B cells and t cells both originate from stem cells in the?

B cells and T cells both originate from the haematopoietic (or hematopoietic) stem cells located in the bone marrow. T cells mature in the thymus. B cells mature in the secondary lymphoid tissues (such as the spleen).


What does the bone do in the immune system?

Your blood is used all around your body, it helps all of your organs function. The blood circles the brain and helps it function without it you'd be a mindless vegetable. Blood circulates around the body helping you and your entire body to function. you shouldn't eat blood unless you are a vampire


Hematopoeisis is the function of what?

It is the function of bone marrow.


Where do B cells and T cells originate?

They both originate in the red bone marrow. B lymphocytes mature there. T lymphocytes mature in the thymus gland.


Where do blood cells originate in the human body?

Blood cells originate in the bone marrow of the human body.