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Because they both hold different bones together.

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Q: How is cartilage and compact bone alike?
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What part of the bone is hard and dense?

compact bone. yah buddy!


Is compact bone or hyaline cartilage more organized?

Compact


What is the covering of a bone to which ligaments and tendons are attached?

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Is the bony callus initially composed of compact bone?

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What are the four regions of bone?

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What bone lines the superficial regions of all bone spongy or compact?

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What Tissue is present in long bone?

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Are fingers cartilage or bone?

Not really. The nails are more of a compact layered skin structure. Cartilage is more for cushioning and lubrication between bones. Some areas do have a rigid structure of cartilage, but it's softer than nail tissue.


What is in the middle of a long bone?

A long bone consists of: Periosteum, articular cartilage, medullary cavity, endosteum, cancellous bone, blood vessels, and compact bone.


What type of bone is the diaphysis of a long bone?

You have a primary cartilaginous joint between epiphysis and diaphysis. There is a plate of cartilage between the two. That make it possible for the bone to grow in length. This plate of cartilage is replaced by the bone tissue as the growth ceases.


Type of bone tissue that contains marrow?

There are 2 types of bone tissue: Spongy or cancellous bone (head of most large bones, ribs, shoulder blade) and Compact (in the diaphysis or middle part of large bones). Compact bone forms the extremely hard exterior while spongy bone (also called cancellous bone) fills the hollow interior. Within the inside of the long bones is bone marrow.