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Periosteum
Chauncey Kihn
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∙ 14y agoThe outer covering of a bone is called the periosteum.
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Outer membrane of bone?
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!
What is the covering of the outer surface of bone?
The outer surface of the bone is called the periosteum.
The outer covering of a bone is called?
The skin of the bone is called the periosteum
What is the outer layer of the bone marrow called?
endosteum
Name for a smaller outer leg bone below the knee?
The smaller outer leg bone below the knee is called the Tibia.
What is the outer cover of the brain called?
the cranium
What is the outer most is the what?
traphosphere
What have an outer skeleton?
Insects have an 'exo-skeleton' or outer-skeleton - instead of an internal bone structure.
What is location of the bone?
Compact bone is the outer region of all the bones in your body.There are two basic parts of each of your bones:There is an outer hard layer of bone called either compact bone or cortical bone. this layer is much more dense.There is an inner layer of bone called either cancellous bone or trabecular bone. This is a softer bone and contains bone marrow and much more blood vessels than the cortical (compact) bone.
Does the periosteum cover long bone?
My dictionary give this definition - - the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
What is a layer of the outer membrane of the bone?
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.
Site of compact bone in adult?
Compact bone is the outer region of all the bones in your body.There are two basic parts of each of your bones:There is an outer hard layer of bone called either compact bone or cortical bone. this layer is much more dense.There is an inner layer of bone called either cancellous bone or trabecular bone. This is a softer bone and contains bone marrow and much more blood vessels than the cortical (compact) bone.
