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What are fingernail made of?
Fingernails are made of a protein called keratin. Keratin is a tough protein that also makes up hair and the outer layer of skin. As new cells grow at the base of the nail, older cells harden and are pushed out to form the visible part of the nail.
Are hair horns hooves and muscles made of proteins or lipids?
Hair, horns, hooves, and muscles are primarily made of proteins. Proteins are key structural components and play a crucial role in the formation and function of these body parts. Lipids do play a role in cell membranes and energy storage, but they are not the main building blocks for these specific body parts.
Are fingernails live cells?
No, fingernails are made up of dead cells. The hard outer layer of the nail is composed of a protein called keratin that is produced by cells in the nail bed but once they become fully formed, they are essentially dead tissue.
What is a finger nail made of?
dead skin cellsDead cells. Hair is also made out of dead cellsThe same material your hair is made out ofThey are made out of keratin. Keratin is made out of dead cells packed real tight
Of what material are finger nails made?
Keratin - the same substance that makes up hair.Anatomically fingernails and toenails, which are made of a tough protein called keratin and are produced from living skin cells in the fingers and toes, are made up of many different parts: * The free edge is the part of the nail that extends past the finger, beyond the nail plate. There are no nerve endings in the nail - this is the growing part of the nail still under the skin at the nail's proximal end. * eponychium or cuticle, is the fold of skin at the proximal end of the nail. * paronychium is the fold of skin on the sides of the nail. * hyponychium is the attachment between the skin of the finger or toe and the distal end of the nail. * nail plate is the hard and translucent portion, composed of keratin. * nail bed is the adherent connective tissue that underlies the nail, often colloquially referred to as the "quick." * lunula is the crescent shaped whitish area of the nail bed (when visible) * nail fold a fold of hard skin overlapping the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail. In common usage the word nail usually refers to the nail plate only
Are rattlesnake rattles made of the same material as your fingernails?
Yes.
What are snake's scales made of?
The same substance as our fingernails - keratin.
What is hair made of and what is it?
Hair is made out of Keratin, the same substances that make up your fingernails.
What are fingernails made up of?
The same things as hair.(as far as I kno)
Are fingernails made of keratin?
yes, just the same as a rhino's horn is
What is a rhinoaurus horn made out of?
Rhinoceros horns are made out of solid keratin. Keratin is the same material that fingernails and hair are made of. Also like fingernails, the horn can grow back if it is cut.
What is a rhinocerus horn made of?
Keratin, the same substance that our hair and fingernails are composed of.
What keeps your hair flexible and waterproof?
Keratin the same thing your fingernails are made of!
Is a coachcroches skin made of the same thing as your fingernails?
Yes, both a cockroach's exoskeleton (skin) and human fingernails are made of a protein called chitin. However, the composition and structure of chitin in a cockroach's exoskeleton are different from the keratin in human fingernails.
What are nails made up of?
Fingernails and toenails are made of the same thing as hair, keratin. Fingernails are found on human beings and various primates. Similar to fingernails in other animals are horse hooves and rhinoceros horns.
What is rhino tusk made of?
It is made of keratin, the same substance as hair and fingernails.
What is the trunk of walrus made up of?
Walruses dont have trunks. There tusk is made from dendrite, the same material as your fingernails
