Is your nails dead skin?
I'll answer
Earn 20 gold coins for an accepted answer.20
Earn 20 gold coins for an accepted answer.
40more
40more
Studied at Yale University, Lives in New Haven. Currently working as a research scientist in the field of neuroscience.
Fingernails grow from the matrix. The nails are composed largely of keratin, a hardened protein (that is also in skin and hair). As new cells grow in the matrix, the older cells are pushed out, compacted and take on the familiar flattened, hardened form of the fingernail.
2023-06-13 19:19:25
评论(499)
Helpful(122)
Helpful
Helpful(2)

Harper Kim
QuesHub.com delivers expert answers and knowledge to you.
Fingernails grow from the matrix. The nails are composed largely of keratin, a hardened protein (that is also in skin and hair). As new cells grow in the matrix, the older cells are pushed out, compacted and take on the familiar flattened, hardened form of the fingernail.