GENERAL HISTOLOGY

INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM

INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM MISCELLENOUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Hair and nails are made up of keratinized epithelial cells.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -1. Your nails are made of keratin. Keratin is a type of protein that forms the cells that make up the tissue in nails and other parts of your body. Keratin plays an important role in nail health.

Detailed explanation-2: -The nail bed, is a specialised form of skin epithelium, and has the same four layers of the epidermis of skin, with the nail plate being analogous to the stratum corneum layer. The nail plate is made up of tightly packed, hard, keratinized epidermal cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -Our nails and hair are made up of a protein known as keratin.

Detailed explanation-4: -The nails and hairs are made up of keratinized cells. These cells are found in the epidermis layer of the skin. The process due to which hair and nails grow is called keratinization. These are made up of dead cells which are not connected to the nerves of the brain.

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