Bone marrow

A soft, spongy tissue that fills the cavities inside most bones in the human body. Bone marrow is a source of stem cells that manufacture red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. It is a conventional source fro stem cell transplantation.

A spongy tissue found in the large bones of the body, like the hipbones and pelvis, responsible for the majority of the body's production of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.

The soft, fatty, vascular tissue that fills most bone cavities and is the source of red blood cells and many white blood cells.

The soft, living tissue that fills most bone cavities and contains hematopoietic stem cells, from which all red and white blood cells evolve. The bone marrow also contains mesenchymal stem cells that a number of cells types come from, including chondrocytes, which produce cartilage.

(bone MAYR-oh) The soft, sponge-like tissue in the center of most bones. It produces white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets.