Anatomy

Cancellous Bone

A type of osseous tissue which makes up the inner part of bone. It has a spongy, honeycomb-like structure with struts or trabecula and contains the BONE MARROW. It has higher rate of BONE REMODELING turnover than CORTICAL BONE.

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Abstract

A type of osseous tissue which makes up the inner part of bone. It has a spongy, honeycomb-like structure with struts or trabecula and contains the BONE MARROW. It has higher rate of BONE REMODELING turnover than CORTICAL BONE.

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  • Spongy Bone
  • Trabecular Bone
  • Bone, Cancellous
  • Bone, Spongy
  • Bone, Trabecular
  • Bones, Cancellous
  • Bones, Spongy
  • Bones, Trabecular
  • Cancellous Bones
  • Spongy Bones
  • Trabecular Bones

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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2017

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  • Bone and Bones (1963-2016)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cancellous Bone. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000071556. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000071556
  2. Cancellous Bone. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancellous_bone
  3. Cancellous Bone. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1759640