Red and Yellow Bone Marrow
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Red Bone location in adults
Flat bone of SKULL, vertebrae, ribs, sternum, ossa coxae (hip bone)
Red bone marrow
Is hemopoietic and contains immature blood cells, and fat
Yellow bone marrow
Marrow that is primary in the medullary cavities of long bones and turns into a fatty substance
As we get older the red bone marrow is replaced by what?
Yellow bone marrow, which is composed of fat
What does hemopoietic mean?
Blood cells forming
Children mostly have what type of bone marrow ?
Red bone marrow, but it degenerates as children mature into adults