GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Compact bone is smooth, homogenous, and dense. Spongy bone has lots of needle like pieces called trabeculae and lots of spaces. We classify bones by their shape. Long-longer than wide, compact bone outside, some have spongy bone on the interior.

Detailed explanation-2: -What does it mean that compact bone is homogeneous and spongy bone is heterogeneous? Compact bone is homogeneous because it protects and supports. Spongy bone is heterogeneous because it had many open spaces and is a meshwork of supporting fibers called trabeculae.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are two types of bone tissue: compact and spongy. The names imply that the two types differ in density, or how tightly the tissue is packed together. There are three types of cells that contribute to bone homeostasis.