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What is the inner part of the bone that looks like a sponge?
Spongy bone looks something like a sloppily made honeycomb covered with an outer layer of solid compact bone. The spaces in the spongy bone are filled with red bone marrow and blood vessels.
How does the structure of the bone make them both strong and lightweight?
because most bone is made of spongy bone it looks like a sponge inside so it is less dense making it lighter.
What are the two types of bone?
There are two types of tissue that make up bones: Compact and Spongy
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.
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.
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.
Why do they call spongy bone spongy if it is not?
It looks like sponge but it's the calcium in your bone
What are differences between compact and spongy bone the can be seen with the eye?
Spongy bone can appear yellow because it has some fat in it, and it is possible to see small holes in spongy bone. Also, spongy bone is not long (like the wrist). Compact bone is usually long (like a femur) and white.
What is your spongy bone made up of?
Spongy bone looks like what a sponge looks like. It has many openings and a thin covering of hard bone over it.
What does the inside of bone look like?
spongy
What is stored in bone other than bone marrow?
The spongy bone which is the soft inner layer that has little holes and looks like a spongy hence the term spongy bone then the outer layer that everyone sees is the compact bone but the spongy bone is the most important because it cushions the bones when it gets squished and then it wont break
What is the inner part of the bone that looks like a sponge?
Spongy bone looks something like a sloppily made honeycomb covered with an outer layer of solid compact bone. The spaces in the spongy bone are filled with red bone marrow and blood vessels.
What would you look like if you had compact bone on the outside and spongy bone on the outside?
wierd
How do spongy and compact bone look differrent?
Compact bone looks pretty much solid and spongy bone looks more like the back of a wicker chair. The lattice-like appearance is called trabeculae and makes the bone lighter and has space for the bone marrow.
How does the structure of the bone make them both strong and lightweight?
because most bone is made of spongy bone it looks like a sponge inside so it is less dense making it lighter.
How does compact bone differ from spongy bone?
Although compact bone looks hard and solid, a microscope reveals that it is riddled with passageways that serve as conduits for nerves, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels. Spongy bone looks like a poorly organized tissue. Spongy bone looks like Swiss cheese with the many holes presented.
What differences with compact bone and spongy bone can be seen with the naked eye?
As the names suggest, compact bone is solid-looking, and forms the outer layers of all bone (and the shafts in long bones). Spongy bone looks like sponge, with small holes, and is found on the inside of bones and the expanded heads of long bones. As the names suggest, spongy bone is softer than the solid, compact bone. With the naked eye, you can see that the compact bone is smooth and located around the outside of a cross-section of bone. Spongy bone, on the other hand, is located on the inside and is very porous, like a sponge.
