Cancellous bone, synonymous with trabecular boneor spongy bone, is one of two types of osseous tissue that form bones. Compared to compact bone, which is the other type of osseous tissue, it has a higher surface area but is less dense, softer, weaker, and less stiff. It typically occurs at the ends of long bones, proximal to joints and within the interior of vertebrae. Cancellous bone is highly vascular and frequently contains red bone marrow where hematopoiesis, the production of blood cells, occurs. The primary anatomical and functional unit of cancellous bone is the trabecula
Spongy bone is found in the epiphysis part of bone
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.
The spongy bone is strong but lightweight.
A spongy bone is also called a cancellous bone or trabecular bone..
No, spongy bone regenerates faster.
marrow bone is liquidy an spongy bone is soft
Spongy bone is living.
The compact bone is the outer part of the bone, and on the inside is the spongy bone. The spongy bone has small spaces which are filled with red bone marrow and some fat.
spongy bone
Spongy bone contains bone marrow and is 'softer" in the center.
because it is
It looks like sponge but it's the calcium in your bone