EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Spongy bone, also known as cancellous bone or trabecular bone, is a very porous type of bone found in animals. It is highly vascularized and contains red bone marrow. Spongy bone is usually located at the ends of the long bones (the epiphyses), with the harder compact bone surrounding it.

Detailed explanation-2: -The epiphysis is at each end of a long bone. It contains mostly spongy bone. The metaphysis is the part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the growth plate. The growth plate (epiphyseal plate) is a thin disc of cartilage between the epiphysis and metaphysis.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cancellous bone, also known as spongy or trabecular bone, is one of the two types of bone tissue found in the human body. Cancellous bone is found at the ends of long bones, as well as in the pelvic bones, ribs, skull, and the vertebrae in the spinal column.

Detailed explanation-4: -A long bone has a shaft, or the central part of the bone, known as diaphysis and two ends, known as epiphysis.

Detailed explanation-5: -Spongy bone is commonly found at the end of long bones, as well as the ribs, skull, pelvic bones and vertebrae. Located in the spaces, between the trabeculae of some spongy bones is red bone marrow. Blood vessels within red bone marrow supply osteocytes of spongy bone and aid in removing waste products.