Spongy Bone Diagram. Outside all of bone is a connective tissue sheath called the periosteum see below photograph. Spongy vs compact bone comparison with anatomical structure outline diagram.
It forms the shaft or diaphysis of long bones. Niki Foster Date. However their surface area is ten times larger than that of compact bones in the human skeleton.
In the last article I described the compact bone histology with labeled diagram and real slide pictures.
2 Spongy bone. Found in short bones flat bones irregular bones and end of long bones. SPONGY BONE HISTOLOGY. It forms the ends or epiphyses of long bones.
