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How much of your fingernails are hidden underneath the skin?
Jkmyoung
Fingernails start to grow right under the base of the cuticle. There are probably only a few millimeters underneath the skin.
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What does a fingernail do?
It protects the skin underneath it. Don't chew your fingernails because they are dead skin. Your skin produces this.
Do fingernails have dirt under them?
naturally...no but if you scratch your skin alot, all the dirt from your skin, gets underneath your nails, or if you dig sand or dirt.....
Are fingernails carbon sinks?
Fingernails are made of skin.
What do finger nails hide?
Fingernails don't really hide anything; you can see the skin underneath them because they are transparent, unless you use fingernail polish.
Why do fingernails turn blue when dead?
Well, the actual nail is always dead, just like your hair. The blue comes from something like a bruise in the skin underneath the nail.
What are the white spots underneath your fingernails?
The white spots underneath your fingernails are something like eternal bleeding. It would be fungi growing underneath your finger, because you had hit your finger against something. For example, if you squeeze your finger in between a door the skin under neath your finger might rip causing fungi to grow from all of the bacteria.
Why do fingernails feel painful and red?
Your fingernails feel painful and red because your skin is attached to your nails.
What kind of skin do birds have?
Birds have a thin kind of skin underneath their feathers. Their skin is similar to mammals but much more delicate.
What is the stuff that is in fingernails?
It's you dead, hsrden skin!
What is the system that includes your hair and fingernails?
skin system
What is the composition of your fingernails?
The composition of your nails is yes skin.
What is the eponychium?
It is the thickened skin surrounding fingernails and toenails.
