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Yes. That is why you get fracture of neck of the femur in old people.
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Which type of bone tissue significantly degenerates first in osteoporosis?
Spongy (or cancellous) bone is significantly degenerated by osteoporosis.
What bone tissue degenerates in osteoporosis?
compact bones
What type of bone tissue significantly degenerates first in osteoporosis?
compact bone
What type of bone tissue significantly degenerates first in osteoporosis's?
compact bone
What is the condition in which bone resorption outpaces bone deposition leading to the bone becoming more porous and brittle?
Osteoporosis
What would happen if all bone tissues in humans was comprised of spongy bone and there was no compact bone?
nothing
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 part of the bone is hard and dense?
compact bone. yah buddy!
What is known as decrease in bone density?
Osteoporosis is the name for low bone density.
What body system are affected by osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis is basically a severe loss of bone density.
Does spongy bone or compact bone provide most of the strength to the bone?
Compact bone.
Thinning of bone with age?
Is called osteoporosis. (although this can also happen through conditions other than age).
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