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Does human hair and fingernails not continue to grow after death?
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Can facial hair still grow a few days after death?
No There is a myth about facial hair growing after death (and fingernails as well). Hair does not grow after death (nor do fingernails). However, there can be an illusion of hair growing after death. The skin can shrink, exposing more hair.
Which body part grows after death?
Hair and fingernails to a certain extent.---------------------------------------------------------------------The above answer is an urban myth. On death all parts of the body including hair and fingernails cease growing.None.That the hair and nails continue to grow is a myth. People think that because the tissue around them dries out and shrivels and makes it look like they are longer.
Why do fingernails still grow after the body dies?
i believe nails continue to grow because even though your "Dead" as in your heart is not supplying oxygen to the brain, cells continue to do work for a short period of time, thus causing hair and nails to grow for a short ammount of time fingernails never grow after death...its your body's skin that shrink and it seems that the nails are growing...
How fast does you're fingernails grow?
Don't you mean, "how fast do your fingernails grow?"
Why do boys fingernails grow faster than girls?
Trick question.! Fingernails do not grow in either;
Does money grow on fingernails?
AHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! (ROFL) I do not understand your question. It might be a saying. Money doesn't grow on fingernails.
Are there cases where the toe nails grow faster than the fingernails?
My toenails definitely grow faster than my fingernails. I must be one of the unusual people in this world because everything I read sayd that fingernails grow faster. I know for a fact that my toenails grow faster, but I have no idea why. I wish my fingernails would grow as fast as my toenails! I don't think that toenails grow faster than fingernails, it's that toenails tend to be stronger so they don't break as easily. That's why it seems to some people that their toenails are growing faster than their fingernails; Fingernails are more susceptible to breakage because they are thinner.
What parts of body still grow when dead?
Sadly, the previous answer was incorrect. Scientists say that the hair and nail of a dead person grow about an inch then stop.
What two parts of the body continue to grow for your entire life?
Your nose. After adults have reached their full height, some parts of their bodies continue to grow. Name these parts. toenails, fingernails, hair...you actually shrink when you grow older because the platelets in between your spinal segments flatten Any part of your body that is made of cartilage continues to grow. As in Ears and Nose. Of course there are fingernails and hair but I wouldn't consider those "body parts." Hope that helped.Your liver heals itself and lives forever unless it loses that capability due to fat, disease, or alcohol. Your nails and hair grow your entire life.
What cell makes hair and fingernails grow?
A keratinocyte is the cell from which hair and fingernails are derived.
Do fingernails grow at different rates on the same hand?
No, fingernails do not grow at different rates on the same hand. They do however grow at different rates on the more dominate hand.
Why do toenails grow faster than fingernails?
They don't. It's actually fingernails that grow faster than toe nails.. but why.. good question..
