Just like other body areas, they’re subject to injury and disease. The nails are intended to provide protection to fingers as well as aid in opening, scratching, and tearing. Injuries and medical conditions impacting the nail matrix Some people’s nails grow faster, including younger people and those with longer fingernails. Your nails typically grow around 3 to 4 millimeters a month. It provides protection to the nail matrix.
Beyond nails skin#
The area of skin where the nail grows out of the finger. The structures that surround the nail plate. This gives a natural curvature to the nail. An estimated 90 percent of nail production comes from the germinal matrix. This is the area of the nail below the lunula (closest to the knuckle).
Fingertip skin is connected to the sterile matrix. This area is the next most common place where nail cells are made. The nail typically changes color beyond the germinal matrix (see below) as it extends to the sterile matrix because cells no longer have nuclei after that time, which makes the nail appear more transparent. This is the area of the nail above the lunula. Some people can only see the lunula on their thumbs while others cannot see theirs at all. The white, half-moon cells at the nail’s base. The nail bed is where the nail adheres to the finger. Underneath the nail plate is the nail bed. If you look at the top of the nail, you’re looking at the nail plate. Regarding the nail’s anatomy, it’s important to consider what you see and what you don’t.
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