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Endosteum vs Periosteum - What's the difference?

endosteum | periosteum |

As nouns the difference between endosteum and periosteum

is that endosteum is (biology) a membranous vascular layer of cells which line the medullary cavity of a bone while periosteum is a membrane surrounding a bone.

endosteum

English

Noun

(endostea)
  • (biology) A membranous vascular layer of cells which line the medullary cavity of a bone
  • periosteum

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A membrane surrounding a bone.