Spongy Bone Location. Spongy bone is also called cancellous or trabecular bone. Its also called as cancellous or trabecular bone.
Locations of blood cell production storage. It is highly vascularized and has red bone marrow. They are spongy light and soft in nature.
Compact bones occur in the outer surface of the long bones and spongy bones occur in the middle of the long bones.
The outsides of all the bones of the body are covered with a layer of irregular dense animal tissue called the periosteum. These trabeculae are located in between red bone marrow. The spongy bone is composed of cells that are called osteocytes. This bone is highly vascularized and consists of red bone marrow.
