MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The hardness of a nail comes from ____
A
calcium
B
collagen
C
keratin
D
carotene
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Your nails are made from a protein known as keratin, unlike bones, which are made mostly of collagen. Keratin protects nails from damage by making them strong and resilient. Keratin forms the cells of your hair and skin, too. It also forms cells that are a key part of many glands and that line internal organs.

Detailed explanation-2: -The hardness of the nail is dependent on the onychocyte bands, matrix proteins, and the hydration level of the nail. The water content of fingernails ranges from 10% to 30%.

Detailed explanation-3: -Keratin is the hardening protein that builds nails. This powerful keratin amino acids treatment absorbs into soft, weak nail layers to give them maximum strength, stopping peeling and chipping.

Detailed explanation-4: -Keratin is a protein that helps form hair, nails and your skin’s outer layer (epidermis). It helps support your skin, heal wounds and keep your nails and hair healthy.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hard keratin is found in hair and nails; soft keratin is found in the epidermis of the skin in the form of flattened non-nucleated scales that slough continually. Keratinization is the process of transforming epidermal cell material into keratin.

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