Bone Tissue compact and cancellous

Bone Tissue compact and cancellous

1. Compact

   • Hard and very dense
     • Provides support, protection and strength
       • Concentric circles with centres containing nerves, lymph and blood vessels
         • Called 'Haversian' canals
           • Concentric rings are called 'Lamalle'
             • Bone calls Osteocytes located in spaces called 'Lacunae'

2. Cancellous

   • Consists of columns of bone Trabeculae
     • Provides strength without weight (soft)
       • Acts like braces - used to support buildings and filled with red bone marrow which produces blood cells

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