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It's just a "spongy porous tissue" 6/14/2010 actually its also called the cancellous bone as well.
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What is a lightweight porous bone that consists of a network of tiny struts and girders?
it is called "spongy bone"
What is the porous inner part of the bone?
the porous inner part of the bone is the SPONGY BONE
What is spongy bone also called?
spongey bone is flexible but can break very easily. Isnt science fascinating.
How does the structure of spongy bone follow its function?
Spongy bone is porous and constructed of loosely connected structures. The spongy bones allows for the development of bone marrow. The main function of bone marrow is to produce blood cells.
How does the structure of SPONGY-BONE follow its function?
Spongy bone is porous and constructed of loosely connected structures. The spongy bones allows for the development of bone marrow. The main function of bone marrow is to produce blood cells.
How the structure of spongy bone follow its function?
Spongy bone is porous and constructed of loosely connected structures. The spongy bones allows for the development of bone marrow. The main function of bone marrow is to produce blood cells.
What is a spongy bone called?
A spongy bone is also called a cancellous bone or trabecular bone..
What is true about spongy bone?
Spongy BoneA spongy bone is so spongy because, the spongy bone has many open spaces and contains bone marrow. But, spongy bone is know to be lightweight and very strong.It also contains trabeculae which allow for the "gaps" in the bone and allow it "give." It is also the only place where red marrow is found in adults.
Does spongy bone genrally have central canals?
No, the canals are present in the compact bone (surrounds the spongy bone) and are called Haversian canals.
What is the inner layer of the human bone called?
Spongy inner layer called cancellous bone. Spongy bone is lighter and less dense than compact bone
Spongy bone is characterized by bony plates called?
Spongy bones contain what is called cancellous tissue, which is bone with a spongy or honeycomb appearance. This is where new blood cells are made.This cancellous bone framework is called the erythropoietic framework because it makes new blood cells.
What bone is full of holes?
Spongy Bone.
