Cancellous bone, synonymous with trabecular bone or spongy bone, is one of two types of osseous tissue that form bones. The other osseous tissue type is cortical bone also called compact bone. == Characteristics == Compared to compact bone, cancellous bone has a higher surface area to mass ratio because it is less dense. This gives it softer, weak...
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is the spongy trabecular bone (spongiosa) found mostly at the proximal and distal diaphyseal bone ends in contrast with the dense cortical bone of the shafts. Cancellous bone has a much larger surface area per unit volume and is, therefore, more readily available to the blood supply, as well as to osteoclasts for resorption. Its large surface/volum...
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light, porous bone enclosing numerous large spaces that give a honeycombed or spongy appearance. The bone matrix, or framework, is organized into a ... [2 related articles]
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Is the spongy trabecular bone (spongiosa)found mostly at the proximal and distal diaphyseal bone ends in contrast with the dense cortical bone of the shafts. Cancellous bone has a much larger surface area per unit volume and is, therefore, more readily available to the blood supply, as well as to osteoclasts for resorption. Its large surface/volume...
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Adult bone consisting of mineralised regularly ordered parallel collagen fibres more loosely organised than the lamellar bone of the shaft of adult long bones. Found in the end of long bones. ... Synonym: trabecular bone. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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bone composed of thin intersecting plates (lamellae). Such bone is usually found internal to compact bone.
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Adult bone consisting of mineralized regularly-ordered parallel collagen fibres more loosely organized than the lamellar bone of the shaft of adult long bones. Found in the end of long bones; also known as trabecular bone.
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Type: Term Synonyms: substantia spongiosa
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Cancellous bone is the meshwork of spongy tissue (trabeculae) of mature adult bone typically found at the core of vertebral bones in the spine and the ends of the long bones (such as the femur or thigh bone). The structure of the cancellous bone can be likened to a honeycomb that consists of interconnecting spaces containing the bone marrow. The ma...
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Bone tissue having a spongy or latticelike internal structure; an example is the bone marrow.
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the spongy layer of bone between the compact bone and the bone marrow
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Having a porous structure made up of intersecting plates and bars that fit on small cavities or cells.
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