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What would you look like if you had compact bone on the outside and spongy bone on the outside?
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Can you see spongy and compact bone with naked eye?
When examining a bone outside the body, compact and spongy bone are visible to the naked eye.
Are compact bones the outside of the bone?
Yes compact is on the outside while spongy is on the inside.
What would happen if compact bone was on the inside and spongy bone was on the outside?
If the spongy bone was on the outside, people would look puffy or jelly like fillings. They're likely to be very sensitive to every little touch. Plus if an injury would occur the damage to spongy bone would cause less production of RBC's or permanent damage if continuously damaged. Spongy bone is lighter, softer and weaker then compact bone, but it has greater surface area and much more vascular, so it needs to be protected at al times and that's why we need compact bone to be on the outside because its stronger and stiffer then the spongy 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.
What does spongy bone lack that compact bone has?
Spongy bone has holes in it that make it strong, but compact bone doesn't have any holes in it.
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 compact bone replaced faster then spongy bone?
No, spongy bone regenerates faster.
Does spongy bone or compact bone provide most of the strength to the bone?
Compact bone.
What are the locations of spongy bone and compact bone kept?
The compact bone is the outer part of the bone, and on the inside is the spongy bone. The spongy bone has small spaces which are filled with red bone marrow and some fat.
Does bone remodeling affect both compact bone tissue and spongy bone tissue?
Bone Remodeling does not affect compact bobe, but it DOES affect Spongy bone tissue.
Is the diaphysis of a long bone composed of a spongy bone?
YesYes, from inside. But from outside it is composed of compact bone. Clavicle being an exception in that is has no cancellous bone.
Are bones lightweight because of spongy or compact bone?
Spongy
