You overhear some anatomy students imagining out loud what their bones would look like if they had compact bone on the inside

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You overhear some anatomy students imagining out loud what their bones would look like if they had compact bone on the inside and spongy bone on the outside, instead of the other way around. You tell them that such imaginary bones would be poorly designed mechanically and would break easily. Which of the following statements does NOT accurately support your claim?
An outer layer of spongy bone would be constantly damaged by the bending and twisting forces applied to the surface of bone.
Spongy bone consists of a thin organic matrix that serves to lighten the inside of bone, whereas compact bone consists of a dense inorganic matrix designed to resist stress.
Compact bone consists of osteons, which are made up of concentric lamellae with an alternating pattern of collagen fibers designed to resist torsional stress.
Made up of trabeculae that are only a few cell layers thick, spongy bone is much more fragile than compact bone.

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