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  2. Trabecula - Wikipedia

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    Inside of a bone showing the trabecular structure A typical carcinoid tumor of the lung showing a trabecular pattern of elongated groups of cells.. A trabecula (pl.: trabeculae, from Latin for 'small beam') is a small, often microscopic, tissue element in the form of a small beam, strut or rod that supports or anchors a framework of parts within a body or organ.

  3. Bone - Wikipedia

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    Micrograph of cancellous bone. Cancellous bone or spongy bone, [12] [11] also known as trabecular bone, is the internal tissue of the skeletal bone and is an open cell porous network that follows the material properties of biofoams. [13] [14] Cancellous bone has a higher surface-area-to-volume ratio than cortical bone and it is less dense. This ...

  4. Diploë - Wikipedia

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    Diploë (/ ˈ d ɪ p l oʊ i / or DIP-lo-ee) is the spongy cancellous bone separating the inner and outer layers of the cortical bone of the skull. [1] It is a subclass of trabecular bone.

  5. Metaphysis - Wikipedia

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    Thus the metaphysis contains a highly metabolic set of tissues including trabecular (spongy) bone, blood vessels, as well as marrow adipose tissue (MAT). The metaphysis may be divided anatomically into three components based on tissue content: a cartilaginous component ( epiphyseal plate ), a bony component (metaphysis) and a fibrous component ...

  6. Intramembranous ossification - Wikipedia

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    The first step in the process is the formation of bone spicules which eventually fuse with each other and become trabeculae. The periosteum is formed and bone growth continues at the surface of trabeculae. Much like spicules, the increasing growth of trabeculae result in interconnection and this network is called woven bone.

  7. Ossification - Wikipedia

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    As osteoblasts continue to secrete osteoid, it surrounds blood vessels, leading to the formation of trabecular (cancellous or spongy) bone. These blood vessels will eventually develop into red bone marrow. Mesenchymal cells on the bone surface form a membrane known as the periosteum.

  8. Bone healing - Wikipedia

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    The osteoblasts form new lamellar bone upon the recently exposed surface of the mineralized matrix. This new lamellar bone is in the form of trabecular bone. Eventually, all of the woven bone and cartilage of the original fracture callus is replaced by trabecular bone, restoring most of the bone's original strength. [citation needed]

  9. Medullary cavity - Wikipedia

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    Located in the main shaft of a long bone (consisting mostly of compact bone), the medullary cavity has walls composed of spongy bone (cancellous bone) and is lined with a thin, vascular membrane . [1] [2] This area is involved in the formation of red blood cells and white blood cells, and the calcium supply for bird eggshells. The area has been ...