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Hair and nails

Hair and nails work with the skin to protect our body tissues from injury and help regulate temperature. They may be affected by nutritional deficiency, ageing, injury or infection.

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Topic: Introduction to hair and nails

Hair

A typical human hair grows about half a centimetre every month.

Nails

Our fingernails grow about four times faster than our toenails.