Sentences with phrase «fibrous layer of»

This kind of juvenile injury is known as «Toddler Fracture» in humans, and it's thought to be caused by the fact that the outside, fibrous layer of the bone (periosteum) is relatively strong in relation to the elastic bone inside.

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Whole grains are a rich source of fiber because they contain the fibrous outer bran layer.

To protect the internal seed, the coconut has a complex structure of three layers: the outer brown, leathery exocarp, a fibrous mesocarp and a tough inner endocarp surrounding the pulp which contains the developing seedling.

Everyone has a layer of fat separating their skin and muscles; for some, this fat layer lies smooth, but those with lots of fibrous bands wind up with that cottage cheese appearance on the surface of the skin, says Dr. Jegasothy.

Medically Cellulite is skin dimpling that is the result of a break with in the subcutaneous layer (Lowermost layer of the skin) whitin the fibrous connective tissue.

A thick layer of fibrous tissue protects the inside of each node, which resembles a honeycomb.

The friction generated from the undulations causes warming of the fascia, promoting the fascia to take on a more fluid - like form (known as the thixotropic property of the fascia), breaking up fibrous adhesions between the layers of fascia and restoring soft - tissue extensibility (31).

Episcleritis is an inflammation of the episclera, which is the thin outer layer of tissue that covers the sclera (fibrous covering of the eyeball.)

Each disc is composed of a soft nucleus surrounded by a fibrous outer layer.

It appears as a laminated structure composed of layers of keratin, and rests on a fibrous stroma of inflammatory granulation tissue.

The outer layer of the apple, the skin, is quite fibrous.

The normal pericardium has an outer fibrous pericardium and inner serous pericardium, which consists of a parietal and visceral layer (Figure 1).

Together with layers of flexible fibrous tissue and cartilage, they are called the joint capsule.

In a normal joint, they are very smooth and cushioned with layers of fibrous cartilage.

The intervertebral disc, which sits between vertebrae, is composed of an outer fibrous basket (annulus fibrosus) made of 70 % collagen and an inner gel - like layer called the nucleus pulposus.

Dr. Laidlow said, and I accept, that a spinal disc comprises a containment vessel made up of fifteen to twenty layers of fibrous material and of viscous disc material lying within the containment vessel.