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To determine: The site of red bone marrow in adults.
Concept introduction: An organ system that circulates the blood and transports oxygen, carbon dioxide, and blood into the cells to provide nutrition to the body of an organism is called the blood system. Bone marrow is a soft tissue present inside the hollow part of the bone. The two types of bone marrow are red bone marrow and yellow bone marrow.
To explain: The purpose of red marrow.
Concept introduction: An organ system that circulates the blood and transports oxygen, carbon dioxide, and blood into the cells to provide nutrition to the body of an organism is called the blood system. Bone marrow is a soft tissue present inside the hollow part of the bone. The two types of bone marrow are red bone marrow and yellow bone marrow.
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