Microscopic Anatomy of SPongy Bone

Does spongy bone look as neat as compact bone

No, it looks like poorly organized, even haphazard, tissue

What is special about the trabeculae in spongy bone

They are where the line of stress are and help the bone resist stress

How are the trabeculae of spongy bone organized

They are only a few cells thick and contain irregularly arranged lamellae and osteocytes interconnected by canaliculi

Are there osteons in spongy bone

Nope

How do nutrients reach the osteocytes of spongy bone

They diffuse through the cannaliculi from capillaries interconnected the endosteum surrounding the trabeculae