MCAT Question A Day - 9/21/14 - Answer!
The spongy bone of the hips is most important in:
A. red blood storage
B. red blood cell synthesis
C. fat storage
D. lymph fluid production
B is correct. Spongy bone contains the blood stem cells important for blood cell synthesis. Red blood cell storage is the job of the liver and spleen. Fat storage is in long bones.
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B is correct. Spongy bone contains the blood stem cells important for blood cell synthesis. Red blood cell storage is the job of the liver and spleen. Fat storage is in long bones.
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