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No, the canals are present in the compact bone (surrounds the spongy bone) and are called Haversian canals.
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Which one is found in a compact bone but not in a spongy bone?
Trabeculae are found in spongy or cancellous bone.
What are perforating canals?
Canals in the bone in which blood vessels pass. Blood vessels from outside the bone penetrate the compact bone to the spongy bone through the PERFORATING CANALS.
Compact bone has perforating and central canals why isn't a canal system necessary in spongy bones?
For a bone (or anything else) to be spongy, it has to have vast numbers of tiny gaps, holes, or what are in effect tiny canals. One large canal can be replaced by lots of smaller ones.
How are perforating canals and central canals related?
Central canals extend longitudinally through bone tissue and transerse perforating canals connect them. -Brandy James :)
What bone is full of holes?
Spongy Bone.
What is the function of haversian canals?
The Haversian canals carry blood vessels and nerves to and from the bone.
What connects the central canals of osteons?
The cement line is what connects the central canals. They are made up of different layers of compact bone tissue.
How is spongy bone and compact bone similar?
Well, all I know is that they are both not completely solid. You might already know that spongy bone isn't solid, but you might not know that compact bone isn't completely solid either, it just looks that way. It has tiny canals running through it.
What does spongy bone do and where is is found?
Spongy bone is found in the epiphysis part of bone
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.
Is the spongy bone strong?
The spongy bone is strong but lightweight.
What is a spongy bone called?
A spongy bone is also called a cancellous bone or trabecular bone..
