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What term is used to describe the network of fibers in spongy bones?
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Trabeculae
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Mariam Almazrouei
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Why are spongy bones spongy?
Spongy bones are not literally spongy. These bones are just extremely porous giving the appearance of looking like spongy material.
Where is the spongy layer located?
they are exactly spongy bones but spongy bone cells wich are located in long bones.
What spongy tissue holds your bones together?
A spongy tissue in bones is inside the bones and it makes red blood cells.
Are bones lightweight because of spongy or compact bone?
Spongy
Do flat bones consist of compact bones sandwiched between spongy bones?
No. Flat bones consist of spongy bone sandwiched between compact bone.
What is spongy bones?
Spongy bone contains bone marrow and is 'softer" in the center.
What bones contain spongy bone tissue?
short bones
What is the name of the sight where the spongy bone is located in the adult?
Spongy bone, also known as cancellous bone, is less dense than compact bone and is composed of a honeycomb-like network of bones called trabeculae. Spongy bone actually looks like a sponge. It is found at the expanded heads of long bones, such as bones of the arms, legs, fingers and toes and also in the ribs. Spongy bone also fills most irregular bones, such as bones of the skull, vertebrae and hips. Blood vessels run throughout the substance and marrow fills the spaces between the tissues. Spongy bones are designed to bear stress caused by bending or stretching.
What is between the two bones?
spongy and compact
What does the inside of your bones looks like?
spongy
What is the histology of compact and spongy bones?
lumellar
What are the spongy bones functions?
Both red and white blood cells are produced in the spongy bone marrow.
