Blood Cell Lineage. The production of formed elements, or blood cells, is called hemopoiesis. Before birth, hemopoiesis occurs primarily in the liver and spleen, but some cells develop in the thymus, lymph nodes, and red bone marrow.fter birth, most production is limited to red bone marrow in specific regions, but some white blood cells are produced in lymphoid tissue. All types of formed elements develop from a single cell type — stem cell (pleuripotential cells or hemocytoblasts).