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How is the structure of compact bone and spongy bone relate to the function of a bone such as your femur?
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Do flat bones consist of compact bone sandwiched between spongy bone?
The compact bone surrounds the spongy bone and provides structure for the body.
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.
Describe bone structure?
The human bone structure is called a skeleton.
How do the structural difference in compact bones and spongy bones relate to the locations and functions of these two type of bones?
---- Spongy bone is also called the cancellous bone which, as the name suggests, is very soft and it protects the bone/fatty marrow. The compact bone, on the other hand serves as a protector of everything within it. by Shamari K Brown Jamaica College 5 Arts (2007-2008) ----
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.
Are bones lightweight because of spongy or compact bone?
Spongy
How does the structure of spongy bone follow its function?
Spongy bone is porous and constructed of loosely connected structures. The spongy bones allows for the development of bone marrow. The main function of bone marrow is to produce blood cells.
How does the structure of SPONGY-BONE follow its function?
Spongy bone is porous and constructed of loosely connected structures. The spongy bones allows for the development of bone marrow. The main function of bone marrow is to produce blood cells.
How the structure of spongy bone follow its function?
Spongy bone is porous and constructed of loosely connected structures. The spongy bones allows for the development of bone marrow. The main function of bone marrow is to produce blood cells.
Which term best describes compact bone?
spongy and compact .
Compare compact and spongy bone in macroscopic appearance structure and relative location?
Compact Bone in macroscopic appearance looks solid and dense. Spongy bone in macroscopic appearance looks poorly organized. compact bone in microscopic structure is riddled with passage ways that serve as conduits for nerves, blood vessels and lymphatic vessels. Spongy bone is microscopic structure; the trabaculae in spongy bone align precisely along lines of stress and help the bone resist stress as much as possible. Location of compact bone in the outer layer of short, flat and irregular bones and also in the diaphysis of long bones. Spongy bone location; in the inside of short, flat and irregular bones and also in the epihyses of long bones.
Is the spongy or the compact stronger?
pongy
