Multiple choice

A surgeon wants to transplant bone marrow from an adult donor to a patient. Which of the following bones will not be selected for the extraction of bone marrow?

  1. Bones of skull

  2. Sternum

  3. Vertebrae

  4. Shaft of thigh bone

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Shaft of thigh bone does not have active bone marrow in adults. Only flat and long bones have active marrow in adults.