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ECL TRIVIA: What is the name of the soft, spongy layer inside bones where many blood cells are made? (Answer below)

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What is the name of the soft, spongy layer inside bones where many blood cells are made?

Answer: Bone marrow. It plays a central role in producing red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

To a healing future,

— Rob