Yellow Bone Marrow (Noun)
Meaning
Bone marrow that is yellow with fat; found at the ends of long bones in adults.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- Yellow bone marrow gradually replaces red marrow as people age and is typically found at the ends of long bones in adults.
- In adults, yellow bone marrow serves as a reservoir for fat in addition to producing white blood cells.
- Red bone marrow is often converted into yellow bone marrow as the body's demand for increased production of certain cells decreases.
- Yellow bone marrow has a distinctive color due to its large stores of fat, with little or no visible red pigment.
- Unlike red bone marrow, the role of yellow bone marrow is not primarily to produce erythrocytes and leukocytes.