Spongy bone is a network of irregularly-shaped sheets and spikes of bone (trabeculae).

The
trabeculae are only a few cell layers thick. The spaces between the trabeculae contain red or
yellow marrow, depending on a person's age and on which bone it is. The marrow in these
images is red marrow.
Compact bone has a sturdy calcified (meaning calcium deposit) matrix with very few spaces.
This layer not only forms a protective shell around the spongy bone tissue but it also gives our
bones their rigidity, strength, and resistance.
Periosteum and is a membrane that covers the outer surface of all bones, except at the joints
of long bones. Endosteum lines the inner surface of all bones.
There are two types of bone marrow: red marrow (also known as myeloid tissue) and yellow
marrow. Red blood cells, platelets and most white blood cells arise in red marrow; some white
blood cells develop in yellow marrow. The color of yellow marrow is due to the much higher
number of fat cells.