ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

SKELETAL ANATOMY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The purpose of yellow marrow is to ____
A
produce red blood cells
B
signal new bone cell production
C
store energy as fat
D
none of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Yellow: Yellow bone marrow stores fat. There are two types of stem cells in yellow bone marrow (adipocytes and mesenchymal stem cells). These cells preserve fat for energy production and develop bone, cartilage, muscles and fat cells for your body.

Detailed explanation-2: -The fats in yellow bone marrow are stored in cells called adipocytes. This fat can be used as an energy source when needed. Yellow bone marrow also contains mesenchymal stem cells. These are cells that can develop into bone, fat, cartilage, or muscle cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are two types of bone marrow: red and yellow. Red bone marrow contains blood stem cells that can become red blood cells, white blood cells, or platelets. Yellow bone marrow is made mostly of fat and contains stem cells that can become cartilage, fat, or bone cells.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bone marrow fat (BMF) acts as a metabolically active organ and plays an active role in energy storage, endocrine function, bone metabolism, and the bone metastasis of tumors.

Detailed explanation-5: -This type of bone marrow can be found in the medullary cavity in the shaft of long bones and is often surrounded by a layer of red bone marrow. Yellow bone marrow contains mesenchymal stem cells (marrow stromal cells), which produce cartilage, fat and bone.

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