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What part of the skin is made up mostly of dead cells filled with a protein called keratin to keep the skin tough?
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the top layer; the epidermis
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What cells are mostly dead and filled with protein called keratin?
Hair cells
What macromolecules is the horn of a rhinoceros made of?
It was common belief that rhinoceros horns were made of compressed hair, but that has been dispelled. Rhino horn is mostly keratin, and the core of it is made from dense mineral deposits of calcium and melanin.
Why is human finger nails and hair are described as being keratinized?
'Keratin' is a structural protein, which our hair, nails, and animal horns are mostly made from.
Are hair skin and fingernails made of the same material?
Fingernails are made of a special kind of protein called keratin, the same kind of stuff that a cow's hoofs and horns are made of. There are many different kinds of proteins. You need the protein of meat or milk or plant seeds in your diet. But don't chew your fingernails. You can't digest the keratin protein. Keratin is made of dead cells, so is your hair and your first layer of skin! It sounds gross, but I wouldn't change it, though!
Which cells are flat dead bags of keratin?
S. corneum - all or mostly dead cells cells are dead, flat, "bags" of keratin
What cells are mostly dead and filled with protein called keratin?
Hair cells
What is found in the epidermis?
The epidermis of the skin is mostly made of a protein called keratin.
What proten is found in the epidermis?
The epidermis of the skin is mostly made of a protein called keratin.
What substances are present in the nail structure?
Finger and toe nails are composed mostly of a fibrous protein called keratin.
What are the elements which make your hair?
Hair is composed mostly of a protein called keratin. Like all proteins, keratin is composed mainly of the elements carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.
What chemical elements are in hair?
its mostly made of protein: keratin and some melanin
Is hair made of protein?
Yes, it's made up of mostly keratin.
Why is hair not a living organism?
Hair is composed mostly of a protein called keratin. No metabolism takes place in hair. It is therefore not alive. It is merely a secretion.
What is the nail composed?
The primary component of human fingernails is the protein keratin. Secondarily, the cutaneous tips contain carbon, nitrogen and sulfur.
What are cats teeth made out of?
The same thing that human fingernails and animal hooves are made of, a protein called keratin.
What macromolecules is the horn of a rhinoceros made of?
It was common belief that rhinoceros horns were made of compressed hair, but that has been dispelled. Rhino horn is mostly keratin, and the core of it is made from dense mineral deposits of calcium and melanin.
Why is human finger nails and hair are described as being keratinized?
'Keratin' is a structural protein, which our hair, nails, and animal horns are mostly made from.
