What is bone marrow?

Home of blood cells: The cells in your blood are born and reach maturity in the bone marrow. This is the very protected space in the middle of your large bones like your arms, legs, hips and back. Once the cells are mature, they are released into the blood stream where they travel throughout the body preventing infection (granulocytes, lymphocytes), supply oxygen (red cells) and prevent bleeding (platelets).

Bone Marrow: Generates blood cells: red, white and platelts. "doing a bone marrow" means taking a needle and aspirating some elements and biopsying to make diagnosis. Using marrow and stem cells are used therapeutically as well.

Bone marrow is: tissue in the center or hollow part of the bones. It makes red blood cells. Eventually white blood cells are manufactured. All of this is helps our immune system protect us from infection. Peace and good health.