Whats bone marrow?

Are you a fan of fancy words and sayings such as, “Oh, it’s in my bone marrow,” or “I feel it deep in my bones”? Well then, friend, let me tell you about the actual human body part that is responsible for these idiosyncratic expressions – bone marrow!

Introduction

So, what exactly is bone marrow? Is it some sort of exotic dish found at a high-end restaurant with a fancy French name cooked slowly until tender and juicy? Not quite. It’s actually the specific tissue found inside your bones consisting of fatty cells responsible for creating blood cells.

Wait…fat creates blood cells…what kind of world are we living in?!

Let’s break down the functions bone marrow serves and why it deserves more recognition.

The Different Types

Contrary to popular belief, there exist two types: red and yellow.

Rumors on internet health forums don’t always hold accurate information

Red

It produces all three types of blood cells – white (leukocytes), red (erythrocytes),and platelets.
These are necessities for everyday life since they provide oxygen which helps nourish our organs while also transporting important disease-fighting particles throughout our bodies! I mean honestly if this isn’t impressive enough already how does something so small have multiple jobs roles like Spiderman?

Yellow

So picture this: you order fried chicken from your favorite place to go but after taking out one piece come face-to-face with an unusual sight- yellow fat. Gross right?
Now imagine instead opening up your own bones only to discover yellow fatty substances! But don’t let appearances deceive you. Although not producing any blood cell types like its red counterpart-the second type serves as storage often times storing crucially vital nutrients including calcium among other minerals

Functionality

It has two main functionalities described as; Hematopoiesis, the process of producing blood cells & maintaining them and Nutrient storage for proper functionality

Hematopoiesis

When you have any sort of injury your body’s first responders are these special types of white blood cells. They work overtime to clean(phyagocytize) up that debris soon after sending messages damaging virus/bacteria signals to B/T lymphocytes who then go out into the world locating and taking down their targets-consider them more like CIA agents.

But where do all these blood cell types come from? Well, every second your red bone marrow is working endlessly creating anywhere between 200 billion to 4 trillion new ones!

Nutrient Storage

Yellow bone marrow on the other hand holds a significant amount of lipids(high-fat nutrients). Waiting patiently until they are needed elsewhere in our bodies.
However according to some sources , recent research has shown that yellow Marrow could potentially switch back “on” at any point if we area ever depleted on red or running low again it’s much like having an emergency fund set aside only this is fat which can’t be processed but stored properly without causing medical issues when taken care..note don’t try replicating this even as scientists are still in research phases when regarding potential solutions or breakthroughs….so for now best stick with traditional saving methods!.

Fun Facts Time!

Aside from serving its role within the quintessential bodily functions section–There exist many noteworthy things about bone marrow

  1. Babies before birth exclusive possess Red Bone Marrow.
    2.` In ancient civilization – Egypt/Greece earlier beliefs suggested it might cure different diseases let me ask- would you rather make a stop over in Cleopatra’s place ?
  2. Cancers such as Leukemia develop most commonly within our bone marrows among other diseases such as aplastic anemia.
  3. You know how Hollywood places great importance when casting soldiers/A special mission? well, doctors who rehabilitate bone marrow, also known as Hematologist(That’s including the nurses counting you out!)  consider Donors incredibly highly skilled or — wanted recruits facing; a very intense interview process and physical tests.

How is it Extracted?

Most commonly either done through syringes or under general anesthesia by Invasive procedures. This depends on specified conditions they are taken accordingly but honestly let’s just mutually pray we’ll never have to experience the world behind all of this!.

The Process

The donation/stem cell transplantation usually takes 2-3 hours lasting up for a few days like any surgery..prior arrangements can be made with blood transfusion services beforehand in order to prepare one both physically and emotionally before scheduling medical appointments containing rigorous health checks which can ensure safety when administering treatments 🙂

Final thoughts

Without sounding preachy here’s something important – our daily routine lifestyles affect not only our mental/emotional wellbeing but overall health whilst taking into consideration things such as sugary hazards/some medication effects that cause lower nutrient absorption. Our busy lives often interfere with finding time for regular exercise thus leading to consequences so to truly nourish ourselves dedicating some required attention will be beneficial towards managing what goes inside us – even if we cannot see certain parts(checking that label next time wouldn’t hurt right?)– like our BONE MARROWS!

There really is more than meets the eye when it comes down too most bodily organs among other life essential necessities! So remember your body continually works around the clock unceasingly working hard breeding those erythrocytes & leukocytes against odds atypical data available today preserving valuable substances in every corner & crevice making sure everything is functioning correctly after-all isn’t that exactly what contributes towards evolution!

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