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Q: What is a strong fibrous membrane covering a long bone except at joint surfaces?
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Where can you find the perio steum?

Periosteum is a dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones except at the joint.


What is the meaning of periosteum?

The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely invests all bones except at the articular surfaces.


The Tough connective tissue membrane that covers most parts of all bones?

The strong membrane that surrounds the surface of the bone is called the periosteum. There is no periosteum at the joints of the long bones, like the femur.


Would you use Periosteal in an example sentence?

My doctor told me that I had an inflammation of the periosteal membrane covering the femur in my right leg. Peri- means around and osteal refers to bone. The periosteum is the membrane that is around and covering all bones except those in joints.


What is the tough outer covering of the bone that has ten letters?

Periosteum is a membrane that lines the outer surface of all bones,[1] except at the joints of long bones.


What is known as the white skin covering most bones?

Periosteum is the membrane that lines the outer surface of all bones, except at the joints of long bones.


What bone regions are united by fibrous connective tissue?

There is no fibrous connective tissue in bone, but there is dense irregular tissue known as periosteum that covers bones (all except the articulating surfaces) and provides attachment sites for tendons and ligaments.


Does endochondral ossification begins on fibrous connective tissue membranes?

No, INTRAMEMBRANOUS OSSIFICATION, is developed from a fibrous membrane. Essentially all bones below the base of the skull (except the clavicles) are formed from endochondral ossification. Endochondral ossification uses hyaline cartilage "bones" as a pattern for forming true bones.


What is the fibrous outer connective tissue covering of a long bone?

The outer sheath of connective tissue of the long bone is known as periosteum. It surrounds the bone in all areas except those in which articulate cartilage is located.


Does a animal call have a cell membrane?

Yes, ever cell has a membrane let it be it is an animal cell or a plant cell. just the difference is that the plant cell has an extra covering called the cell wall. And every organelle in a cell is also covered by a membrane except the nucleus in prokaryotic cells


Everything inside the cell except the nucleus is part of what?

Cytoplasm- Everything inside the cell membrane except for the nucleus.


Are pyramids and cones surfaces curved?

Pyramids, no; cones, yes (except the base).