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What grows in your fingernails?
Fingernails are made of keratin, a protein produced by the body. They grow from the nail matrix located at the base of the nail under the cuticle. This matrix contains blood vessels that supply nutrients for nail growth.
What is a nail matrix?
The nail matrix forms the nail and lies beneath the lunule.
What part of the fingernail contains the blood supply and nerve?
The part of the fingernail that contains the blood supply and nerve is the nail bed. The nail bed is the skin beneath the nail plate, where blood vessels and nerves are located, providing nutrients and sensation to the nail. The matrix, located at the base of the nail, is also crucial as it produces new nail cells and is closely associated with the blood supply.
Where is the nail formed?
nail matrix
What is the extent of the germinal matrix of the nail?
The extent of the germinal matrix of the nail, lies beneath the nail fold, extends beneath the nail root and generates nail tissue.
What is the cell reproducer of the nail?
The cell reproducer of the nail is known as the nail matrix. Located at the base of the nail under the cuticle, the nail matrix is responsible for producing new nail cells. As these cells multiply, they push older cells forward, causing the nail to grow. The health of the nail matrix is crucial for the growth and overall appearance of the nail.
The nail bed is also called a sterile matrix?
Yes the nail bed is called the sterile matrix.
A nail will grow from the?
A nail will grow from the nail matrix, located beneath the epidermis.
What is the most actively growing portion of a nail?
The most active growing portion of the nail is the Lunula. The Lunula is the white lower part of your nail closest to your skin.
What is the function of the nail groove?
Holds The root and matrix of the nail
Is the lunula the part of the nail where the natural nail is formed?
No, It is the Matrix.
What secures the nail to the digit?
The Cuticle secures the nail to the digit i believe
