Assertion: periosteum | /r/CapableOf | cover external surface of bones
Facets:
value: except for the regions
type: OTHER
value: immediately around
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: The periosteum is a specialized, vascularized and innervated fibrous tissue that covers the external surface of bones except for the regions immediately around or within synovial joints, such as the femoral neck, and the sites of tendon, ligament, and interosseous membrane insertions.
text: The periosteum is a layer of connective tissue covering the external surface of a bone.
text: Periosteum covering external surfaces of bones.