Nail (anatomy)
| Nail | |
|---|---|
Human fingernails | |
| Details | |
| System | Integumentary system |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | unguis |
| MeSH | D009262 |
| TA98 | A16.0.01.001 |
| TA2 | 7065 |
| TH | H3.12.00.3.02001 |
| FMA | 54326 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
A nail is a protective plate characteristically found at the tip of the digits (fingers and toes) of all primates, corresponding to the claws in other tetrapod animals. Fingernails and toenails are made of a tough rigid protein called alpha-keratin, a polymer also found in the claws, hooves, and horns of vertebrates.