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What is a spongy bone called?
A spongy bone is also called a cancellous bone or trabecular bone..
What is Spongy porous bone is called?
It's just a "spongy porous tissue" 6/14/2010 actually its also called the cancellous bone as well.
What is a lightweight porous bone that consists of a network of tiny struts and girders?
it is called "spongy bone"
Where is the spongy bone found?
Spongy bone, which is also called cancellous bone, is found in the inner layer of bones. It is primarily found at the ends of long bones, inside the vertebrae, and proximal to joints.
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 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.
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.
What Is the bone that makes up the center of the skeleton?
its called the spongy bone
What are differences between compact and spongy bone the can be seen with the eye?
Spongy bone can appear yellow because it has some fat in it, and it is possible to see small holes in spongy bone. Also, spongy bone is not long (like the wrist). Compact bone is usually long (like a femur) and white.
