What is a trabecule?
trabeculae is a plural form trabecula , which means "small beam" or "small wooden board" in Latin to describe a certain tissue structure. The term should be a smaller form of Latin word trabes , which refers to its most common function - support. Trabeculae, also described as rods or struts, can be found in certain areas of the body, including bones, penis, heart and eyes. They also differ in production and function depending on the location.
Perhaps the most commonly known form of these struts is found in the bones, where it acts as the main anatomical and mechanical unit of the spongy bone. This type of tissue is assisted in creating bones because the rays create tissue with a network of connected structures similar to peaks. Small rays are the most important in bones such as the skull and femur or thigh bone.
other types act as filters, with the best example is the trabecular network of the eye. Coveredtrabecular mesh, which is part of the corneal base that is nearThe lick of the eye of the eye flows through the dense water substance between the cornea and the lens called Aquarry Humor. It makes through the front chamber, a space filled with a liquid in which aqueous humor is placed. Thus, the trabecular network contributes to the control of introocular pressure - pressure inside the eye - and then helps to prevent health such as glaucoma.
trabeculae are also helpful in providing resistance to tension in the areas of body filled with liquid. This is important for certain parts of the body, such as the penis that contains erectile tissue. Corpus spongiosum and corpus cavernosa - spongy areas that expand blood during erection - are formed by these fibrous tissues that help support the organ.
Other types include Trabeculae Carneae - or Colungae Carneae, septomarginal trabecule and spleen trabecule, with the first two found in the heart. Described as svThe ale columns that reach from the left and right chamber of the heart helps the Carneae column in the ability of the heart to have an effective pump speed. The septomarginal trabecule found in the right chamber contributes to the coordinated contraction of the front papillary muscle in this particular chamber of heart. The spleen trabecule is appropriately named because it is located in the spleen. Here is the appearance of the branch sections and thus forms the main feature of the organ.