The nurse knows that hematopoiesis occurs in what part of the musculoskeletal system?
a. Cancellous tissue
b. Collagen matrix
c. Red marrow
d. Yellow marrow
ANS: C
Hematopoiesis occurs in the red marrow, which is part of the cancellous tissues containing both types of bone marrow.
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