ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Listen to pronunciation. (bone MAYR-oh) The soft, spongy tissue that has many blood vessels and is found in the center of most bones.

Detailed explanation-2: -In many bones, the cancellous bone protects the innermost part of the bone, the bone marrow (say: mair-oh). Bone marrow is sort of like a thick jelly, and its job is to make blood cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -Made of an irregular meshing of small, bony plates called trabeculae Page 12 Compact bone protects spongy bone and provides the firm framework of the bone and the body. Spongy bone is found at the ends of the long bones or at the center of all bones except the shafts of long bones.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bone marrow is a spongy substance found in the center of the bones. It manufactures bone marrow stem cells and other substances, which in turn produce blood cells. Each type of blood cell made by the bone marrow has an important job. Red blood cells carry oxygen to tissues in the body.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bone marrow fat (BMF) results from an accumulation of fat cells within the bone marrow. Fat is not a simple filling tissue but is now considered as an actor within bone microenvironment. BMF is not comparable to other fat depots, as in subcutaneous or visceral tissues.