2007-05-30 02:30:44 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
they don't. the skin shrinks giving the hair and nails the appearance of having grown.
2007-05-30 02:33:49 · answer #1 · answered by val f1 nutter 7 · 10⤊ 0⤋
They do not. The reason it appears this way is that, upon death, the tissue surrounding the hair and nails begins immediately to "dehydrate" and shrink. This process continues for up to a few days, causing the skin to recede from the base of the nails and the roots of the hair and making it appear that they are growing.
2007-05-30 03:10:40 · answer #2 · answered by DAVID T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the body dries out the skin recedes and gives the appearance that hair and nails are growing
They're not it just looks that way
Its all in forensic science on TV
2007-06-01 10:25:32 · answer #3 · answered by ~*tigger*~ ** 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hairs and nails do not grow after death. Dehydration(loss of water from tissues) make tissues shrink and hairs and nails seem falsaly elongated
2007-05-30 22:41:32 · answer #4 · answered by abbas k 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't. That old tale started because the dead tissues retract, and the hair and nails are covered at the base by less tissue, giving the appearance of continued growth.
2007-05-30 02:35:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-30 04:56:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As I recall, they don't actually keep growing. Its just that the flesh shrink and shrivels making the nails and hair appear longer. This is what I remember from Biology. Someone please correct me if I am wrong.
2007-05-30 02:34:14 · answer #7 · answered by Lady Geologist 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
They don't. What happens is that as the body decomposes, it shrivels, which gives hair and nails the impression of growing.
2007-05-30 02:34:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
I don't think they grow. The skin and scalp shrink back from decomposition, so it only appears that the hair and nails are bigger and longer.
2007-05-30 02:34:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
no they don't grow, they only appear to grow. when your body stops functioning, EVERYTHING stops. blood cools down and the body no longer has oxygen for growth or signs of life.
2007-05-30 03:14:32 · answer #10 · answered by Seungyong W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋