LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781259285271
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The structure and function of periosteum.

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A bone is lined by two types of covering, periosteum and endosteum. The endosteum covers the bone from inside, whereas a periosteum covers the bone form outside. The periosteum is a protective dense connective tissue layer covering the bone. It is present all over the bone except at the joints of the long bones.

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