Tags: Anatomical Structure.

Diploë (/ˈdɪploʊi/) is the spongy bone structure (or tissue) of the internal part of short irregular and flat bones.In the cranial bones the layers of compact tissue are familiarly known as the tables of the skull; the outer one is thick and tough; the inner is thin dense and brittle and hence is termed the vitreous table.

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