The compact bone, or commonly known as cortical bone, facilitates bone's main functions: to support the body, protect organs, provide levers for movement, and store and release chemical elements, mainly calcium
The function of the compact bone include being the outer shell of most bones. It forms the cortex and is denser than other types of osseous tissue.
The function is to contain bone cells,blood vessels and deposits of calcium and phosorus
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The compact bone is also known as the strong bone due to its makeup. Compact bone is very dense with a high mass, making it better suited to carry weight and stay safe from damage.
R. Bruce Martin has written: 'Structure, function, and adaptation of compact bone' -- subject(s): Physiology, Compact bone, Bone and Bones
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Compact bones can withstand huge amounts of vertical force. When compact is exposed to horizontal force it can break easily. Compact bone however is very intriguing and resilient in its function.
Compact bone.
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.
Compact bone is dense and solid in appearance and cancellous bone is characterized by open space partially filled with needle-like structures. Compact bone is found in the main shaft of long bones called the diaphysis. Its' function is to provide strong support without cumbersome weight.
The disadvantage of compact bone is that it is usually very heavy. The bone is not as strong as the spongy bone.
The part of bone you are asking about is called compact bone, or cortical bone.
Compact or cortical bone is hte hard, strong layer of bone.
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.