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.
The periosteum consists of a fibrous outer layerand a cellular inner layer. Its functions are (1) to separate the bone from surrounding tissues, (2)to provide a pathway for circulatory and nervous supply, and (3) to assist in bone growth andrepair.