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Bone Lab with Professor Heyer
Details of a human long bone tissue
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Longitudinal section of long bone (femur) showing the compact bone and spongy (cancellous) bone.
Longitudinal section of long bone (femur).
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Spongy bone vs Compact bone
The two basic tissue types of bones are trabecular and cortical. Trabecular (spongy) and cortical (compact) bone tissues differ in their microarchitecture and porosity.
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