part_of
part of
part of
has part
has part
has_part
bone marrow cell
tissue
bone element
bone marrow
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Gray72-en.svg
CALOHA:TS-0087
NCIT:C12431
OpenCyc:Mx4rvVm-FpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
medulla ossea
The soft tissue that fills the cavities of bones.
MAT:0000084
UMLS:C0005953
EMAPA:32760
uberon
SCTID:421320006
BTO:0000141
TODO - create superclass for bone marrow / head kidney. both are portions of tissue in the hematopoetic system. also consider adding as subclass of zone of bone organ for consistency with FMA. See also: Leydig and epigonal organs
In adults, marrow in large bones produces new blood cells[Wikipedia:Bone_marrow]
The bone marrow is the hematopoietic organ in all vertebrates but fishes, in which hematopoiesis occurs in the kidney.[well established][VHOG]
EFO:0000868
MA:0000134
AAO:0011007
FMA:9608
XAO:0000123
UBERON:0002371
EV:0100046
MIAA:0000084
GAID:1287
VHOG:0001218
Wikipedia:Bone_marrow
galen:BoneMarrow
medulla ossium
BTO:0000829
medullary bone
medulla of bone
consider placement of NCIT:C53466 medullary bone
MESH:D001853
hematopoietic system
immune system
mesoderm-derived structure
hematopoietic tissue