How do fingernails grow?
Fingernails and toenails grow from a point near the roots below the skin , i. e. the base of the nail where the nail is very thin.
Nails comprise of a group of cells which manufacture keratin , a hoof like protein. It gathers in the nail plate, and it pushes the entire nail up.
The skin contains elastic fibres , hold it firmly in place. This also protects it from bacterial infections and also serve as a shock absorber.
We cut only dead cells which come up as nail and we dont feel pain. But if we cut deeply it hurts, sometimes it may bleed too.
By seeing the colour of fingernails , doctors figure out many problems.
Fingernails and toenails grow from a point near the roots below the skin , i. e. the base of the nail where the nail is very thin.
Nails comprise of a group of cells which manufacture keratin , a hoof like protein. It gathers in the nail plate, and it pushes the entire nail up.
The skin contains elastic fibres , hold it firmly in place. This also protects it from bacterial infections and also serve as a shock absorber.
We cut only dead cells which come up as nail and we dont feel pain. But if we cut deeply it hurts, sometimes it may bleed too.
By seeing the colour of fingernails , doctors figure out many problems.
