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Compact bone makes the bones hard enough so that they can provide support to the body and protect organs. It makes up the hard exterior of skeletal bones.
Spongy bone (cancellous bone) is in shorter, flatter bones, and at the ends of long bones. It has more blood vessels and usually contains bone marrow, where red blood cells are produced.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoActually the compact bone isn't spongy at all, the compact bone is a tough layer making the bone neither too rigid or too brittle. So the compact bone is not spongy.
Spongy bone, like its name is spongy.
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What is bone narrow?
Bone marrow is the flexible tissue that is inside your bone.
What is the hip bone also known as?
the ilium The innominate bone or coxal bone
What is the function of the organic material in bone?
The bone matrix is made of 35% organic material and 65% inorganic materials. The organic material gives bone flexibility & strength.
Scientific name for floating bone in neck?
i think it is called the hyoid bone
Is a Western Gorilla a vertebrate?
Yes, a vertebrate is anything that has a back bone. An invertebrate has no back bone.
What are two kinds of bone tissue?
Two types of bone tissue are compact bone and spongy bone. Compact bone functions as the basic supporting tissue of the body. Spongy bone's function , meanwhile, is to make up most of the short, flat, and irregular bones in your body. It also makes up the ends of long bones.
Is the compact bone spongy?
Actually the compact bone isn't spongy at all, the compact bone is a tough layer making the bone neither too rigid or too brittle. So the compact bone is not spongy. Spongy bone, like its name is spongy.
What does spongy bone lack that compact bone has?
Spongy bone has holes in it that make it strong, but compact bone doesn't have any holes in it.
Do flat bones consist of compact bone sandwiched between spongy bone?
The compact bone surrounds the spongy bone and provides structure for the body.
What are the functions of the two type of bone tissue?
Two types of bone tissue are compact bone and spongy bone. Compact bone functions as the basic supporting tissue of the body. Spongy bone's function , meanwhile, is to make up most of the short, flat, and irregular bones in your body. It also makes up the ends of long bones.
Is compact bone replaced faster then spongy bone?
No, spongy bone regenerates faster.
Does spongy bone or compact bone provide most of the strength to the bone?
Compact bone.
What are the locations of spongy bone and compact bone kept?
The compact bone is the outer part of the bone, and on the inside is the spongy bone. The spongy bone has small spaces which are filled with red bone marrow and some fat.
How does compact bone differ from spongy bone?
Although compact bone looks hard and solid, a microscope reveals that it is riddled with passageways that serve as conduits for nerves, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels. Spongy bone looks like a poorly organized tissue. Spongy bone looks like Swiss cheese with the many holes presented.
Can you see spongy and compact bone with naked eye?
When examining a bone outside the body, compact and spongy bone are visible to the naked eye.
Does bone remodeling affect both compact bone tissue and spongy bone tissue?
Bone Remodeling does not affect compact bobe, but it DOES affect Spongy bone tissue.
Why do people have spongy bone and compact bone?
Compact bone and spongy bone both perform different functions. Compact bone forms the outer tissue of bone. It forms the walls of the diaphysis of long bones and part of the epiphyses. It is vascularized tissue that accepts nourishment from the blood vessels. Spongy bone is located in the spaces that fill with bone marrow (central marrow cavity) in long bones (interior of the epiphyses) and adds strength to bone with minimal weight.
