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Where does a red blood cell grow?
Red blood cells originate in the red bone marrow inside large bones such as the femur. Bone marrow is stimulated to produce these cells by a hormone called erythropoietin, which is produced by the kidney as old red blood cells dies. The whole process takes about a week, and interestingly, mature red blood cells have no nuclei.
Describe in detail the site of blood formation in foetus and adults?
In the fetus, blood formation occurs mainly in the liver and spleen during the early stages of development and later shifts to the bone marrow. In adults, blood formation primarily takes place in the red bone marrow of the axial skeleton (such as the sternum, ribs, vertebrae, and pelvis) and proximal epiphyses of the long bones (such as the femur and humerus). The bone marrow contains stem cells that differentiate into various blood cell types, including red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
What is the primary source of red blood cells?
Red marrow and it is found mainly in the flat bones such as hip bone, breast bone, skull, ribs, vertebrae and shoulder blades, and in the cancellous ("spongy") material at the proximal ends of the long bones femur and humerus.
What provides support and protectionproduces red blood cells and stores minerals?
The bone marrow, found within bones, supports and protects organs while producing red blood cells through hematopoiesis. Additionally, bones store important minerals like calcium and phosphorus for maintaining overall bone health and metabolic functions in the body.
Where does production of red blood cells take place?
blood cells are produced in the bone-marrow of body but sometimes if the production of blood cells in the bone marrow is altered, the spleen and the liver assist in the production of blood cells. Usually spleen and liver is the organ that produce blood in the fetal life and the bone marrow takes place when you are on your own.
Do cells produce bone?
All the blood cells are produced in the bone marrow But not all bones do that. Bones that do make blood cells include bigger longer bones, like the humerus and femur.
How does the sartorius help move the femur?
they produce blood cells
What is the name of the single bone in the upper arm?
The humerus. The humerus is a long bone. It can make blood cells. However, the flat, small, and irregular bones can make blood but not as much as the long bones( humerus, femur).
What part of the long bone are blood cells formed in?
Blood cells are formed in the bone marrow, which is located in the center of long bones such as the femur and humerus. The bone marrow contains stem cells that differentiate into various types of blood cells, including red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
What bones produce bone marrow?
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Which body system is the source of all blood cells?
The circulatory system carries blood cells which are produced mainly by red marrow found in the flat bones, such as the pelvic bones, sternum, ribs, skull vertebrae, and long bones: femur, humerus etc
Does the femur create blood cells?
Yes you have blood cells all over in your body!
Which bone corresponds to the femur of the leg?
Humerus
What canal runs trough diaphysis.?
In the center of the diaphysis of long bones like the humerus and femur, there is a canal called the medullary or marrow cavity. This canal contains bone marrow which produces blood cells.
Femur and humerus are what shape?
The femur is the biggest bone in the body and is known as the thigh bone in common terms. The humerus is the bone that is attached to The scapula by the glenohumeral joint.
Which bone in the leg is equivalent to the humerus?
Femur bone is equivalent bone to humerus, in lower extremity.
What bone of the thigh corresponds to the humerus of the arm?
Femur
