resurrection plant. noun. 1. any of several unrelated desert plants that form a tight ball when dry and unfold and bloom when moistened. The best-known examples are the crucifer Anastatica hierochuntica (also called rose of Jericho), club mosses of the genus Selaginella, and the composite Asteriscus pygmoeus.
Periosteum is a membrane that lines the outer surface of all bones, except at the joints of long bones. Endosteum lines the inner surface of all bones. Periosteum connsists ofâ¦ dense irregular connective tissue. Periosteum is divided into an outer fibrous layer and inner cambium layer (or osteogenic layer). The fibrous layer contains fibroblasts, while the cambium layer contains progenitor cells that develop into osteoblasts. These osteoblasts are responsible for increasing the width of a long bone and the overall size of the other bone types.
Full Periosteum Description. Periosteum consists of an outer fibrous connective tissue layer and an inner osteogenic layer. The fibrous layer is made of dense irregular connective tissue containing many strong collagen fibers and fibroblast cells.eriosteum is an extremely thin region of non-calcified tissue on the exterior of bones. It covers the entire surface of every bone in the body, with the exception of the joint-forming ends of bones where cartilage forms the boneâs outer layer....