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The calcaneus bone is in the heal bone in the foot. It has a halge tuberosity to the posterior that forms the atachment for the Achilles tendon. The reason for the tuberosty as aposd to a direct attachment is that it moves the pivot for the joint forwards increasing the leverage the joint provides and so making it possible to lift the whole body weight using the posterior muscles of the leg.
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What makes up the interior of the epiphysis of the long bone?
Cancellous or spongy bone.
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.
Is the compact bone another name for cancellous bone?
No cancellous bone is also known as spongy bone
What is the difference between cancellous and compact tissue?
Cancellous tissue has spaces inside it, like a honeycomb. Compact tissue is solid and dense with no visible spaces.
Is glassy white at the end of bones?
cancellous bone
Is the type of bone tissue that contains marrow?
Cancellous.
What are the interconnecting rods of cancellous bone called?
Trabeculae
Which type of bone is considered dense bone?
Cancellous bone
What type of bone tissue that contains bone marrow?
Cancellous.
What kind of bone makes up the shaft of bones?
cancellous bone
What is supporting bundles of bony fibers in cancellous bone?
sella turcica
Which type of bone tissue significantly degenerates first in osteoporosis?
Spongy (or cancellous) bone is significantly degenerated by osteoporosis.
