EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Red: Red bone marrow produces blood cells (hematopoiesis). Stem cells in your red bone marrow (hematopoietic stem cells) create red and white blood cells and platelets, all of which are components of your whole blood.

Detailed explanation-2: -Red bone marrow contains blood stem cells that can become red blood cells, white blood cells, or platelets.

Detailed explanation-3: -Platelets are formed and released into the bloodstream by precursor cells called megakaryocytes that reside within the bone marrow. The production of platelets by megakaryocytes requires an intricate series of remodeling events that result in the release of thousands of platelets from a single megakaryocyte.

Detailed explanation-4: -Platelets are made from very large bone marrow cells called megakaryocytes. These are formed in the myeloid part of the tree. When megakaryocytes break apart, they form more than 1000 platelets each.

Detailed explanation-5: -Platelets are made in our bone marrow, the sponge-like tissue inside our bones. Bone marrow contains stem cells that develop into red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.