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Here are 7 different ways to explain bone marrow to a 7-year-old:

  1. Bone marrow is a soft place inside your bones that helps make your blood.
  2. Inside your bones, there is a special jelly called bone marrow that helps keep your body healthy.
  3. Bone marrow is like a tiny factory inside your bones that makes the parts your blood needs.
  4. Think of bone marrow as a sponge inside your bones that helps create new blood cells.
  5. Bone marrow lives inside your bones and helps your body fight bugs and stay strong.
  6. Inside your spine and other bones, bone marrow works like a helper to make new blood.
  7. Bone marrow is a soft center inside your bones that helps your body by making blood cells.

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