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Why do people have finger and toe nails?In: Human Anatomy [Recategorize] |
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Toe and finger nails
All primates have nails instead of claws. Nails have evolved to protect the sensitive nerve-filled touch pads on the bottoms of our fingers and toes to allow us to handle things with greater dexterity.
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