spongy tissue
Soft, hole-filled substance
Spongy tissue is soft, porous material filled with small cavities or air spaces.
In anatomy, it refers to the lighter, less dense bone tissue found inside bones, or to erectile tissue in the penis that fills with blood.
In botany, it's the loosely arranged cells in leaves that allow gas exchange.
The term describes any tissue with a sponge-like texture: The bread had a light, spongy tissue.
- porousAllowing passage of fluids
- absorbentAble to soak up
- soak upTake in thoroughly
- cellularComposed of small units
- plant cellsBasic botanical structural units
marrow · pulp · air pockets · foam · cushion · soft · elastic · plant · parenchyma · bone · bone marrow · flesh · wet · squeeze · compress · honeycomb · matrix · cavity
spongy tissuebone tissue
Minerite connite
cartilage · fibrous tissue · enamel · dentin
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