MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The nail bed is a specialized structure of the epidermis that is found at the tips of our fingers and toes.

Detailed explanation-3: -The growing part of the nail is under the skin at the nail’s proximal end under the epidermis, which is the only living part of a nail. In mammals, the growth rate of nails is related to the length of the terminal phalanges (outermost finger bones).