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Compact bone has no visible open spaces. Spongy bone, in contrast, has visible open spaces.

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What type of bone tissue does not have any open visible spaces?

Compact bone tissue does not have visible open spaces. It is dense and made up of cylindrical units called osteons, which are arranged in layers. This type of bone tissue provides strength and support for the skeleton.


Layer of bone tissue having many small spaces and found just inside the layer of compact bone?

The layer of bone tissue you are referring to is spongy bone. It is made up of trabeculae, which are spiky structures that create open spaces filled with bone marrow. Spongy bone is important for providing structural support and flexibility to bones.


What kind of bone has many open spaces and contains marrow?

Cancellous bone, or spongy bone, has many open spaces and contains marrow. It is softer and weaker than compact bone.


What is small needlelike pieces of bone with lots of open spaces?

Trabecular bone, also known as spongy or cancellous bone, is composed of small needlelike pieces of bone arranged in a lattice-like structure with many open spaces. These spaces contain bone marrow and blood vessels, helping to provide flexibility and strength to bones.


What type of fracture has the bone protruding from the?

A compound or open fracture, where the bone is visible sticking out of the skin


What are spongy bones filled with in their small open spaces?

Bone marrow, more specifically yellow bone marrow.


What type of fracture has protruding bone from the skin?

It is called an open fracture. But there are other ways to further classify this type. It is the Gustilo open fracture classification which classifies into three major categories (types) depending on the mechanism of the injury, soft tissue damage, and degree of skeletal involvement.


What is the innermost layer component of a bone?

Bone is not a solid uniform material; it has spaces between the hard elements. The hard outer layer of the bone is made up of the compact cortical bone tissue that gives bone the hard, white, smooth solid appearance. This is often called 'dense' bone. The inside of the bone is filled with trabecular bone tissue (cancellous or spongy bone) which has a honeycombed appearance due to its open cell porous network made up of rod and plate elements that give the bone lightness and room for the blood vessels and bone marrow.


What are Open Closed Greenstick and stress fractures?

Open Break this is when the skin is open and bone is visible, Closed Break this is when there is a break that doesn't tear the skin, Green stick this is when the bone is bent and broken on one side and lastly a Stress Fracture and this is when a fracture which is caused by to much use. Open Break this is when the skin is open and bone is visible, Closed Break this is when there is a break that doesn't tear the skin, Green stick this is when the bone is bent and broken on one side and lastly a Stress Fracture and this is when a fracture which is caused by to much use.


When was Open Spaces Society created?

Open Spaces Society was created in 1865.


What are the parts that make up the bone structure?

Spongy Bone- open specs that provide supportCompact Bone- rigid/dense bone made of connective tissue


What do you call something that has many open spaces?

what do you call something that has many open spaces