compact bone vs spongy bone

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compact bone

laid down in columns or towers called osteons

<p>laid down in columns or towers called osteons</p>
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spongy bone

lighter and less than compact bone

<p>lighter and less than compact bone </p>
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osteons

arranged in rings in compact bone

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central canal

provides space for vessels and nerves to enter the bone from outside and travel to each osteon

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concentric lamellae

how osteons arrange (tree trunks)