If a person were to receive such a high dose of radiation that all of the cells were to die in this area, anemia would develop. This place is the ________.

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The red bone marrow is responsible for producing all blood cells, including red and white blood cells and platelets. If all the cells were to die due to high radiation exposure, there would be no production of new blood cells, leading to anemia. The other choices (B) yellow bone marrow, (C) thymus and (D) lymph nodes are not directly involved in the production of blood cells and would not lead to anemia if damaged.

If a Person Were to Receive Such a High Dose