Nails
What do your finger nails and toe nails protect?
Fingers and Toes
Where does hair grow?
Anywhere on your body
What causes a hang nail?
Biting your nails
How many hairs fall off a humans head a day?
50-100 each day
Where does your finger nail start growing?
Matrix
Where does the hair start to form?
Hair follicle, Hair bulb
How many hair does a human have on their head?
100,000
Why is trimming your nails important?
It gets rid of dust dirt and bacteria that hides under our nails.
What is the visible part of your nail called?
Nail Plate
What protects your eyes from sweat?
Eyebrows
Skin at the bottom of the nail that protects the finger nail?
Cuticle
An average hair grows how may inches per month?
1/2 an inch
The half moon shape at the bottom of your nail is called.....
Lunula
The visible part of your hair is called?
Shaft
What are the sebaceous glands and what do they do?
Glands that Produces oil that makes hair shiny.
This protein helps your nail and hair grow?
Keratin
An infection around your nails is called....
Paronychia
What is Melanin?
Where hair color comes from, a pigment, Lighter hair means less melanin, Dark hair means more melanin.
How long does it take for hair to grow?
2-6 years
Name the three parts of hair that does these jobs.....Keeps your head warm, protects your eyes from sweat from forehead, protects your eyes from light and dust.
Hair on head, eyebrows, eyelashes