I WONDER - Are Nails Alive?

The video explains why cutting fingernails and toenails is painless, similar to cutting hair. It highlights that only the part of the nail under the skin is alive, receiving blood flow to aid growth. The video also identifies the lunula, the white part at the nail's base.

Why does it not hurt when we cut our nails?

• Because the part we cut is not alive.

• Because nails are similar to skin.

• Because nails are made of living cells.

• Because nails have no blood supply.

What is similar about cutting hair and nails?

• Both have nerve endings.

• Both grow from the skin surface.

• Both are painless because they are not alive.

• Both are made of living tissue.

Where does blood flow in the nail?

• To the edge of the nail.

• To the surface of the nail.

• To the root of the nail.

• To the tip of the nail.

What is the function of the root of the nail?

• To protect the nail.

• To help the nail grow.

• To change nail color.

• To make the nail hard.

What is the white part at the base of the nail called?

• Nail plate

• Lunula

• Nail bed

• Cuticle