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  2. Periosteum - Wikipedia

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    The periosteum is a membrane that covers the outer surface of all bones, [1] except at the articular surfaces (i.e. the parts within a joint space) of long bones. (At the joints of long bones the bone's outer surface is lined with "articular cartilage", a type of hyaline cartilage .)

  3. Orbital fascia - Wikipedia

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    The Orbital Fascia forms the periosteum of the orbit.. It is loosely connected to the bones and can be readily separated from them. Behind, it is united with the dura mater by processes which pass through the optic foramen and superior orbital fissure, and with the sheath of the optic nerve.

  4. Wikipedia : Public domain image resources

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    This is one of the largest collections of public domain images online (clip art and photos), and the fastest-loading. Maintainer vets all images and promptly answers email inquiries. Open Clip Art – This project is an archive of public domain clip art. The clip art is stored in the W3C scalable vector graphics (SVG) format.

  5. Endosteum - Wikipedia

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    It is called the periosteum, or the periosteal surface. During bone growth , the width of the bone increases as osteoblasts lay new bone tissue at the periosteum. To prevent the bone from becoming unnecessarily thick, osteoclasts resorb the bone from the endosteal side.

  6. Dura mater - Wikipedia

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    The dura mater, (or just dura) is the outermost of the three meningeal membranes.The dura mater has two layers, an outer periosteal layer closely adhered to the neurocranium, and an inner meningeal layer known as the dural border cell layer. [1]

  7. Anatomical terms of bone - Wikipedia

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    The term “flat bone” is something of a misnomer because, although a flat bone is typically thin, it is also often curved. Examples include the cranial (skull) bones, the scapulae (shoulder blades), the sternum (breastbone), and the ribs. Flat bones serve as points of attachment for muscles and often protect internal organs.

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    Google Street View imagery from that street shows a building which clearly matches the building seen in the video of the person falling from a balcony. Links Archived post on X of first video

  9. Periorbita - Wikipedia

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    Sometimes it refers specifically to the layer of tissue surrounding the orbit that consists of periosteum. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] However, it may refer to anything that is around the orbit, such as in periorbital cellulitis .