Bone Marrow Worksheet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaEMUH1JuB8&ab_channel=R3StemCell
Use the link above to watch a bone marrow harvest and answer the questions below. All
answers may not be in the video but instead will be in your notes or will need to be researched.
Which bone is the surgeon going to extract bone marrow from?
Is the patient awake or asleep during this procedure?
How does the surgeon get enough force to push the needle into the bone?
What type of bone marrow is extracted during this bone marrow procedure?
What type of cells are found in red bone marrow that are so useful for treatments? Hint (7:20
mark of video)
Look up 3 diseases that are treated with bone marrow transplants and list them below.
Are there enough volunteer bone marrow transplant donors? How would you go about
becoming a bone marrow transplant donor?