Nails are composed of which parts?

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Nails are composed of which parts?

Explanation:
Nails are composed of a hard, keratinized plate—the visible nail itself, called the nail body—sitting on the nail bed, the living epidermal tissue beneath. The nail plate is produced by the nail matrix and rests atop the bed, which nourishes and supports it. Nails aren’t hair or bone; hair comes from follicles and bone is internal, while nails are keratinized skin appendages. So naming the nail body and the bed directly reflects the two main parts that make up the visible nail and its underlying support.

Nails are composed of a hard, keratinized plate—the visible nail itself, called the nail body—sitting on the nail bed, the living epidermal tissue beneath. The nail plate is produced by the nail matrix and rests atop the bed, which nourishes and supports it. Nails aren’t hair or bone; hair comes from follicles and bone is internal, while nails are keratinized skin appendages. So naming the nail body and the bed directly reflects the two main parts that make up the visible nail and its underlying support.

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