Question

Are fingernails and hair living parts of our body? Give reasons for your answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

Fingernails and hair are composed of dead cells and hence, are not living parts of our body.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The finger nail is called as non-living part and hair is the living part of the body. The hair is made up of DNA elements and keratin proteins. The hair is living component of the body. The hair forms the most heaviest part of the body.

The keratin protein form the heavy region of hair. The nail forms the non living part, it also sometimes indicates the deficiency of certain nutrients.