-Hemopoiesis: Red bone marrow of ribs, sternum and centra of thoracic vertebrae (make red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets) breast bone (sternum) Located anteriorly and midsagitally in thoracic cage. Parts of the sternum -Manubrium (upper part) articulates with clavicle and first pair ribs through first costal cartilages
a formula unit is the symbolic representation of an ionic compound or network solid and a molecular formula is the symbolic representation of a molecular compound see the web links and related questions links for more information
Dictionary entry overview: What does formula mean? â¢ FORMULA (noun) The noun FORMULA has 7 senses: 1. a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement 2. directions for making something 3. a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle 4. a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements