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Are the cells in fingernails alive? If so, why doesn't it hurt when you clip them?

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Are the cells in fingernails alive? If so, why doesn't it hurt when you clip them?

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  1. Actually,  just because something is "alive" doesn't mean it registers pain.  None of your internal organs or tissues register pain.


  2. Fingernails are DEAD cells.

  3. No, fingernails, toenails and hair are not alive. There are no nerves in them to feel pain.

  4. nails are called dead cells

  5. no

  6. There is no connective nerves to tell us of the pain

  7. finger nails, are calcium deposits, they are not alive.

  8. They ar e dead cells.

    savithri

  9. well...i don't know abt the cells but nails don't have nerves in them so we feel no pain. its the same with hair

  10. Like your hair, they are dead.

  11. no. because they are not alive

  12. Fingernails are alot like hair; they both begin as alive cells in the flesh, then when they grow, they're basically dead.  They only dont hurt u when u clip them / cut them, cuz they r dead; they grow only in the flesh, the fingernail itself doesnt gorw, so does the hair. Also fingernails are cartlidge, not skin.

  13. no i think its some sort of bone. no nerve endings.

  14. You may have answered your own question - it would hurt if they were still alive.  Anatomically fingernails and toenails are made of a tough protein called keratin.

  15. I don't really know, there are these eight questions you need to answer yes to...but i don't know them off the top of my head...

    ***The questions help scientists discover what is living and what is not. They ask all of questions about an object.  If they answer YES to ALL 8, then it is living.  If they say no to any of the questions, it is NOT a living organism...google it!!!

  16. COZ IT IS JUST EXES OF OUR SKIN IT IS THE MOST UN PAIN FUL PARTS OF THE BODY WHEN CUT BCOZ IT IS NOT ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!11

    HO HELP

  17. Yes but you do not feel them when you clip them because there are no nerve endings in them.

  18. Fingernails are proteins and nothing more.  Not alive.

  19. There are no cells in fingernails. Fingernails are made of the protein keratin.

  20. They are not alive and they don't have nerve endings - if they were, then you would need full anesthetic to clip your nails or get a haircut...
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