The purpose of the outer membrane of the bone is to cover and protect the interior bone (compact bone, spongy bone, and bone marrow.) Hope that helps!

Beneath the outer membrane of bone, there is a layer of compact bone. The compact bone is a type of osseous tissue that forms bones.

The periosteum is the membrane around the shaft of a long bone.

Yes, bones have an outer membrane. The periosteum is the outermost covering layer of the bone.

bone that forms from fibrous membrane precursors is known as