What areas of the body is donor bone marrow taken from?
a. All bones
b. Ribs
c. Iliac crests and sternum
d. Sternum and femur
ANS: C
The donor patient is taken to the OR and placed under general or spinal anesthesia. The surgeon can aspirate 500 to 700 mL of bone marrow from multiple sites such as the iliac crests and sternum.
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