What is the function of yellow bone marrow?
It stores fat which the body consumes as a last resort in cases of extreme starvation. It also turns into red marrow in emergencies such as blood loss or anemia. Miraculously, this process can happen in just a few hours. Red bone marrow produces all blood cells, except lymphocytes which are produced in the marrow and reach maturity in the generative lymphatic tissues, such as the thymus gland or bone marrow.
