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Does Cortical bone has a faster turnover rate than trabecular bone?
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∙ 13y ago
No. Tubercular bone has a higher turnover rate than cortical bone. Therefore the bones most likely to be affected in osteoporosis are those with high trabecular bone content eg femoral, vertebrae, wrist.
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What is another name for the trabecular bone?
The trabecular bone is also called a spongy bone. It contains bone marrow and compared to regular bone, it is a lot weaker and a lot softer. Osteoporosis affects the trabecular bones more than regular bones.
What compact bones are made of?
Compact bone is composed of an orderly matrix of collagen fibers and hydroxyapatite (a type of calcium and phosphate mineral) crystals. It is also known as cortical bone because it is primarily found in the outer layer of bones. It differs from spongy or trabecular bone in its orderly structure and the absence of the large spaces present in trabecular bone.
What is location of the bone?
Compact bone is the outer region of all the bones in your body.There are two basic parts of each of your bones:There is an outer hard layer of bone called either compact bone or cortical bone. this layer is much more dense.There is an inner layer of bone called either cancellous bone or trabecular bone. This is a softer bone and contains bone marrow and much more blood vessels than the cortical (compact) bone.
What is the advantage of spongy bone tissue in the ends of long bones?
it is the epiphysismarrow?
What is the lightweight inner layer of a bone called?
Trabecular bone.
Another name for spongy bone is this?
Cancellous/trabecular bone
Site of compact bone in adult?
Compact bone is the outer region of all the bones in your body.There are two basic parts of each of your bones:There is an outer hard layer of bone called either compact bone or cortical bone. this layer is much more dense.There is an inner layer of bone called either cancellous bone or trabecular bone. This is a softer bone and contains bone marrow and much more blood vessels than the cortical (compact) bone.
What is a spongy bone called?
A spongy bone is also called a cancellous bone or trabecular bone..
What is the difference between bone and spongy bone?
Cortical bone, also known as compact bone is one of two main types of osseous tissues. Cortical bone is dense and forms the surface of bones, contributing 80% of the weight of a human skeleton. It is extremely hard, formed of multiple stacked layers with few gaps. The other major type of bone is trabecular or cancellous bone; it is spongy and makes up the bulk of the interior of most bones, including the vertebrae.
What type of bone tissue makes up the dense hard outer layer of bone?
Cortical Bone
What type of tissue form hard mineral trabeculac?
Spongy bone (trabecular bone, cancellous bone)
What does medical abbreviation TBA mean?
trabecular bone area
