Under every nail is a special patch of skin called the nail bed. It holds your nail on tight while the nail slowly slides forward.
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The nail bed is the skin right under your nail. Its cells line up in tiny ridges, like the rows of a plowed field.
The bottom of the nail has matching grooves, so the two fit together and the nail stays on.
Your nail is see-through! It looks pink because of the tiny blood tubes in the nail bed under it.
Nail bed cells hold the nail tight while still letting it slide forward as it grows. They also keep the soft fingertip underneath safe.
With a nail on top, your fingertip is better at picking up small things.
Gently press on one of your fingernails for a second, then let go. It turns pale, then pink again as blood flows back into the nail bed. You can press Press the nail on the 3D model too.
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