Bone Marrow

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 More General Terms 3 Additional Terms 4 References

Introduction

• Soft connective tissue which occupies the medullary cavity of long bones, the larger central canals & all of the spaces between trabeculae of spongy bone. It consists of delicate reticular connective tissue containing hematopoietic cells (red marrow) or adipose tissue (yellow marrow).

• Red marrow is restricted to the vertebrae, sternum, ribs, cranial bones, & epiphyses of long bones. It is the main hematopoietic organ in the adults. Hematopoietic cells & variable numbers of adipocytes are present.
• Yellow marrow may revert to red marrow.

More General Terms

• extracellular compartment (extracellular space)

Additional Terms

• bone marrow aspirate
• bone marrow biopsy
• bone marrow disease
• bone marrow transplantation; hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (BMT, HSCT)

References

Bailey's Textbook of Histology, 17th edition, Copenhaver WM et al, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1978

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