Cancellous bone. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a section through developing cancellous (spongy) bone from the foot of a human foetus.

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Cancellous bone. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a section through developing cancellous (spongy) bone from the foot of a human foetus. This type of bone tissue is found deep inside bones, below a dense shell of hard \compact\" bone. It consists of a network of hard trabeculae separated by interconnected spaces (cancelli) filled with bone marrow. Bone marrow is a living tissue which manufactures blood cells. Cancellous bone has an important supportive and strengthening role. Magnification unknown."

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Keywords: anatomy, body, bone, bones, cancelli, cancellous, fetus, foetal, foetu, foetus, foot, human, spongy, trabeculae