Answer:
Spongy bone tissue makes up the majority of the vertebral body.
Explanation:
Structure:
• Spongy bone tissue, called cancellous bones, is structured by plate-like structures called trabaculae and bars.
• It has small irregular cavities filled with bone marrow, present adjacent to the plates and bars, and are connected to the canaliculi to receive blood supply.
Functions:
• It is less dense and lighter than the compact bone and thus reduces the bone weight .
• The trabaculae can aligns and realigns along the direction of the stress lines and aids the animal to resist and cope with stress .
• Storehouse of bone marrow and takes part in hemopoiesis.
