GROSS ANATOMY

GROSS ANATOMY

CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which is not a type of blood vessel?
A
arteries
B
veins
C
bone marrow
D
capillaries
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Fenestrated or sinusoidal capillaries form the majority of blood vessels in the skeletal vasculature. These are highly branched networks of blood vessels present in the marrow cavity of bones.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bone marrow is found in the center of most bones and has many blood vessels. There are two types of bone marrow: red and yellow. Red marrow contains blood stem cells that can become red blood cells, white blood cells, or platelets. Yellow marrow is made mostly of fat.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Osteoclasts. Bone marrow refers to the tissue located in the hollow interior of long bones.

Detailed explanation-4: -The blood supply to bone is delivered to the endosteal cavity by nutrient arteries, then flows through marrow sinusoids before exiting via numerous small vessels that ramify through the cortex.

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