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Another name for spongy bone is this?
Cancellous bone. It is the less dense and more porous type of bone tissue found in the interior of bones.
What is another name for the trabecular bone?
The trabecular bone is also called a spongy bone. It contains bone marrow and compared to regular bone, it is a lot weaker and a lot softer. Osteoporosis affects the trabecular bones more than regular bones.
What is the expanded region of a long bone consisting of spongy bone called?
Long bones mostly consist of compact bone, but the region that does consist of spongy bone is called the epiphysis. There is a proximal epiphysis and a distal epiphysis. The region consisting of the compact bone is diaphysis.
Name of the two major types of skeletal tissue?
there are two types of permanent tissues 1.simple permanent tissues 2.complex permanent tissues simple permanent tissues are made up of only one kind of tissue. eg.parenchyma,sclerenchyma and collenchyma compex permanent tissues is a group of tissues eg. xylem and phloem in stem
What is the technical name for mature bone?
The technical name for mature bone is compact bone. Compact bone is dense and strong, providing structural support and protection for the body.
What are the functions of the compact bone and spongy bone?
Compact bone makes the bones hard enough so that they can provide support to the body and protect organs. It makes up the hard exterior of skeletal bones. Spongy bone (cancellous bone) is in shorter, flatter bones, and at the ends of long bones. It has more blood vessels and usually contains bone marrow, where red blood cells are produced.
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 is the name of the sight where the spongy bone is located in the adult?
The spongy bone in adults is located in the epiphyses of long bones, as well as in the interior of flat bones such as the sternum, ribs, and skull. This spongy bone is also referred to as trabecular or cancellous bone, and it provides structural support and flexibility to bones.
What is the tigh bone called?
Another name for the tigh bone is called the femur
What is another name for bone formation?
Another name for bone formation is ossification.
What kind of bone forms the protective covering of the brain?
Calveria is a generic name for the bones covering the brain. The type of bone is compact bone.
What is a another name for back bone?
Another name for your back bone is a spine.
