1. periosteum-a dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles; contains nerves and blood vessels that nourish the enclosed bone.cambium-the inner layer of the periosteum.erâ¢iâ¢osâ¢teâ¢um. the dense, fibrous connective layer of tissue covering all bones except where ligaments attach and on the surfaces of joints. periosteon, n. use of neuter of Greek periosteos periÃ³steos around the. Bones see -, peri -]. osteo`perâ¢iâ²osâ¢te, al`perâ¢iâ²osâ¢te, ous. adj`perâ¢iâ²osâ¢teâ¢al, ly. adv
Last official estimated population of Washington was 7,170,351 (year 2015)[1]. This was 2.2% of total US population. Area of Washington is 71,298.0 miÂ² (=184661 kmÂ²), in this year population density was 100.57 p/miÂ². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2015 (+1.29%/yr), Washington population in 2017 would be 7,356,844*.
Population Change in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area. The population of the Washington DC metropolitan area grew by 16.4 percent between 2000 and 2010, increasing from 4.80 million in 2000 to 5.58 million in 2010. (The Washington DC metropolitan area is defined. as the District of Columbia, plus 21 counties and independent cities in.