Assertion: periosteum | /r/CapableOf | cover the bone
Facets:
value: in the body
type: LOCATION
value: except the kneecap
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In definition, perichondrium is a dense layer of fibrous connective tissue that covers cartilage in the body while periosteum is a thin layer of connective tissue that covers the bone and promotes bone growth and development.
text: The periosteum covers bone and provides nourishment to the bone through the blood vessels and nerves contained within it.
text: Periosteum covers all the bones, except the kneecap (patella) and certain small bones in the wrists, hands and feet, which are embedded within the tendons .
text: The circulatory system brings blood containing nutrients and oxygen to the periosteum, which covers the bone.
text: The periosteum is a fibrous membrane covering the bone
text: Generally, when a surgical flap must be elevated (i.e. and the periosteum covering the bone is thus injured), minor to moderate swelling will occur.
text: The circulatory system brings blood containing nutrients and oxygen to the periosteum, which covers the bone.
text: The periosteum is a fibrous sheath that covers bones.
text: The key difference between perichondrium and periosteum is that perichondrium is the dense membrane of connective tissue that covers cartilages while periosteum is the membrane that covers all the bones in the body.