Tissue element that supports or anchors a framework of parts within a body or organ
Trabecula
Alternation of trabecular pattern in the thigh bone reflects mechanical stress
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85273
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Inside of a bone showing the trabecular structureA typical carcinoid tumor of the lung showing a trabecular pattern of elongated groups of cells.
A trabecula (pl.: trabeculae, from Latin for 'small beam') is a small, often microscopic, tissue element in the form of a small beam, strut or rod that supports or anchors a framework of parts within a body or organ.[1][2] A trabecula generally has a mechanical function, and is usually composed of dense collagenous tissue (such as the trabecula of the spleen). It can be composed of other material such as muscle and bone. In the heart, muscles form trabeculae carneae and septomarginal trabeculae.[3] Cancellous bone is formed from groupings of trabeculated bone tissue.
In cross section, trabeculae of a cancellous bone can look like septa, but in three dimensions they are topologically distinct, with trabeculae being roughly rod or pillar-shaped and septa being sheet-like.
When crossing fluid-filled spaces, trabeculae may offer the function of resisting tension (as in the penis, see for example trabeculae of corpora cavernosa and trabeculae of corpus spongiosum) or providing a cell filter (as in the trabecular meshwork of the eye).
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