So wunim saa nneɛma yi fa wo nnadewa ho? (Nails) Momma yɛnkasa!

Hɛlo! Ɛnnɛ yɛrebɛka yɛn nipadua no fã ketewaa bi, nanso ɛho hia paa a yehu da biara da, nanso ebia yennwen ho pii ho asɛm. Ɛno ne nnadewa a ɛwɔ yɛn nsa ne yɛn nan so. So woasusuw kɛkɛ pɛn sɛ, ‘Oo, dɛn ne nnadewa yi? So wɔyɛ biribi a ɛbata yɛn nsateaa ano kɛkɛ? Anaasɛ biribi wɔ hɔ a ɛsen saa?’ Yɛn nnadewa yɛ ade a ɛyɛ nwonwa yiye ankasa a mfaso wɔ so kɛse ma yɛn. Enti, ɛnnɛ yɛrebɛhwɛ nea saa nnadewa yi yɛ, sɛnea wɔhyehyɛ, nea ɛyɛ ne afã horow, ne sɛnea enyin, wɔ ɔkwan a ɛyɛ mmerɛw yiye a wubetumi ate ase so.

Dɛn ankasa ne nnadewa? Dɛn nti na yehia wɔn?

Okay, momma yenni kan nhwɛ nea saa nnadewa yi yɛ. Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, nnadewa yɛ mprɛte a ɛyɛ den na ɛyɛ den a wɔde protein soronko bi a wɔfrɛ no keratin . Sɛ wote asɛmfua keratin a, ebia protein ko a wɔde yɛ yɛn ti nhwi no ara na wususuw ho. Nanso keratin a ɛwɔ nnadewa mu no yɛ soronko kakra, na ɛno nti na ɛyɛ den saa no. Saa nnadewa yi te sɛ akyɛm nketewa a ɛyɛ den a ɛbɔ yɛn ho ban a yɛde hyɛ yɛn nsateaa ne yɛn nansoaa ano.

Afei ebia woresusuw ho sɛ, ‘Enti dɛn na nnadewa ketewaa yi bɔ ho ban?’ Yɛn nsateaa ano, titiriw yɛn nsateaa ano, yɛ nea ɛyɛ mmerɛw yiye . Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ yebetumi ate nneɛma nketenkete mpo nka ntɛm. Na ntini a ɛyɛ mmerɛw nso wɔ saa beae no. Enti, nnadewa dwumadi akɛse no mu biako ne sɛ ɛbɛbɔ mmeae a ɛyɛ mmerɛw yi ho ban. Susuw ho hwɛ, sɛ woka biribi, bue ɔpon bi, wode safe hyɛ mu a, wɔ saa nsɛm yi nyinaa mu no, nnadewa ma yɛn nsateaa ano mmoa ne ahobammɔ bi.

Ɛnyɛ ɛno nko, na mmom nnwuma ahe na saa nnadewa yi boa yɛn wɔ yɛn da biara da asetra mu?

• So wokae bere a na woyɛ abofra, na worepere sɛ wobɛfa sika anaa agode ketewaa bi a ahwe ase? Wɔ mmere a ɛte sɛ eyinom mu no, yɛn nnadewa ba bɛboa yɛn. Yɛrentumi nyɛ a nnadewa nni hɔ a yɛde bɛfa nneɛma nketenkete .
• Afei, nsensanee . Ɛyɛ dɛ sɛ wobɛtwetwe wo nipadua no baabi, na wode wo nsateaa nnadewa abɔ wo brɛoo! Nanso, sɛ wobɛtwe wo ho kosi sɛ wo honam ani bɛbubu a, ɛnyɛ papa.
• Afei nso, ɛtɔ mmere bi a, sɛ mpaboa hama bi yɛ tan, anaasɛ sɛ nneɛma bi a wɔde ahyɛ mu no mu yɛ den kakra a, yɛde yɛn nsateaa nnadewa na ɛtew so , ɛnte saa?

Enti wuhu, ɛnte saa? Saa nsateaa nnadewa nketewa yi so wɔ mfaso kɛse! Ɛnyɛ sɛ wɔn ho yɛ fɛ kɛkɛ, wodi dwuma titiriw bi wɔ yɛn nipadua mu.

Dɛn ne yɛn nsateaa nnadewa no afã horow? Ɛte sɛ afiri ketewaa bi!

Afei ma yɛnhwɛ sɛnea wɔyɛ nnadewa yi, ne nea ɛyɛ n’afã ahorow. Ebia eyi te sɛ nyansahu kakra, nanso ɛyɛ nwonwa ankasa... na ɛyɛ anigye ankasa. Ɛte sɛ afiri ketewa bi afã horow.

Nneɛma atitiriw a ɛwɔ nnadewa mu ni:

• Nail matrix: Eyi ne nnadewa no fã a ɛho hia sen biara. Ɛwɔ nnadewa no ase, wɔ were no ase pɛɛ. Yɛrentumi nhu. Te sɛ aba a afifide bi fi mu nyin no, nnadewa nkwammoaa foforoEyi ne baabi a wɔhyehyɛ ``Matrix'' no. Ɛne sɛ, sɛ wofrɛ no nnadewa no ‘adwumayɛbea’ a! Sɛ eyi yɛ apɔwmuden nkutoo na nnadewa no betumi anyin yiye.

• Lunula: Sɛ wohwɛ wo nnadewa no yiye, titiriw wo nansoaa kɛse no a, wubehu baabi fitaa bi a ɛte sɛ ɔsram a ɛyɛ ɔsram wɔ wo nnadewa no ase. Woahu pɛn? Saa na wɔfrɛ no. Lunula kyerɛ ‘ɔsram ketewa’ wɔ Latin kasa mu. Eyi ne Matrix a yɛadi kan aka ho asɛm no fã a wotumi hu ankasa. Ɛnyɛ sɛnea ɛte wɔ obiara so. Nnipa binom wɔ no kɛse, ebinom wɔ no ketewa, na ebinom nso nni bi koraa.

• Nail Plate: Eyi ne nnadewa no fã a ɛsõ sen biara, a wotumi hu, a yɛtaa frɛ no ‘nail’. Eyi ne ɔfã a yɛtwitwa na yɛyɛ ho adwini. Saa nnadewa mprɛte yi taa yɛ pink, ɛnte saa? Ɛte saa esiane mogya ntini nketenkete a ɛwɔ honam ani a ɛwɔ n’ase no nti. Ɛte sɛ nea worehwɛ ahaban a ɛwɔ kɔla bi wɔ ahwehwɛ ase.

• Nnadewa Mpa: Nnadewa mprɛte no gyina ɔfã bi a wɔfrɛ no nnadewa mpa so. Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, eyi ne were a ɛwɔ nnadewa mprɛte no ase. Ɛwɔ mogya ntini ne ntini pii nso. Dadewa no nam eyi so nya aduannuru. Sɛ wohwere nnadewa da bi a, wubehu sɛ nnadewa mpa yi yɛ nea ɛyɛ mmerɛw yiye.

• Nail Folds: Wɔfrɛ were a ɛwɔ nnadewa mprɛte no afã abien no nyinaa ne nea atwa ne nnyinaso ho ahyia no nail folds. Eyinom na ɛkura nnadewa no mu na ɛbɔ ho ban. Ɛte sɛ nea wɔde mfonini bi ahyɛ frame mu.

• Cuticle: Ɛbɛyɛ sɛ woate eyi ho asɛm. Wɔ nnadewa no ase, a ɛbɛn lunula no, honam ani hwɛbea a ɛyɛ tratraa a ɛyɛ mmerɛw a efi nnadewa no mpopaho so kosi nnadewa mprɛte no so wɔ hɔ. Saa na wɔfrɛ cuticle no. Ne dwumadi titiriw ne sɛ ɛbɛma mmoawa ne nsu ankɔ nnadewa no ase, a ɛyɛ matrix no. Ɛte sɛ nsɔano wɔ ɔpon bi so.

So woahu? Sɛ wɔka nnadewa bi ho asɛm kɛkɛ a, ɛkyerɛ sɛnea nneɛma pii wɔ mu! Afã horow yi nyinaa bom yɛ nnadewa a ɛyɛ den na ɛyɛ den.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na nnadewa nyin? Eyi yɛ ade a ɛyɛ nwonwa ampa!

Okay, seesei yɛnim afã horow a ɛwɔ nnadewa mu. Afei, momma yɛnhwɛ sɛnea saa nnadewa yi yɛ ankasa, kyerɛ sɛ, sɛnea ‘ɛnyin’. Eyi nso yɛ adeyɛ a ɛyɛ anigye yiye, ɛyɛ den kakra, nanso ɛyɛ nwonwa.

Wokae bere a yɛkaa ``Matrix'', nnadewa no fã a ɛwɔ honam ani, wɔ nnadewa no ase ho asɛm no? Ɛhɔ na ne nyinaa fi ase.

1. Nkwammoaa foforo a wɔbɛbɔ: Nkwammoaa soronko a ɛwɔ ``Matrix`` no mu no rekyekyɛ mu bere nyinaa na ɛrebɔ nkwammoaa foforo. Ɛte sɛ adwumayɛbea ketewaa bi a wɔyɛ nneɛma foforo bere nyinaa.

2. Nkwammoaa dedaw a wɔpia fi mu:Nkwammoaa foforo a ɛba saa kwan yi so no pia nkwammoaa ‘akyɛ’ a ɛbae wɔ wɔn anim no kɔ soro na ɛkɔ anim. Te sɛ bere a obi foforo de ne ho hyɛ ntonto mu no, nnipa a wɔwɔ anim no kɔ wɔn anim. Saa piapia yi kɔ so kɔ nsateaa no ano.

3. Nkwammoaa a ɛyɛ den ne mprɛte a ɛba: Sɛ wɔpia saa nkwammoaa yi kɔ wɔn anim a, ɛyɛ den na ɛyɛ petee. Afei, wɔahyehyɛ nkwammoaa a ayɛ tratraa yi ayɛ no ntoatoaso, biako wɔ foforo so, na ɛyɛ ntoatoaso a ɛtoatoa so, na ɛyɛ nnadewa mprɛte a yehu no.

4. Hardening and dying - Keratinization: Eyi yɛ adeyɛ a ɛho hia yiye. Bere a nkwammoaa no yɛ den na ɛyɛ den no, wɔn ahoɔden hwere, na ɛno kyerɛ sɛ nkwammoaa no wuwu. Wɔfrɛ ɔkwan a nkwammoaa yi wuwu na wɔde keratin protein a ɛyɛ den ahyɛ mu ma no sɛ keratinization wɔ nnuruyɛ mu. Enti, so wunim? Nnadewa a yehu na yetwitwa no yɛ nkwammoaa a awuwu a ayɛ den pii ankasa! Ɛno nti sɛ yɛtwa yɛn nnadewa a, ɛnyɛ yaw. Nanso, sɛ yɛtwa honam ani wɔ nnadewa no ase, nnadewa mpa no ase a, ɛyɛ yaw, efisɛ nkwammoaa ne ntini a nkwa wom wɔ hɔ.

Enti susuw ho hwɛ, saa adeyɛ yi rekɔ so bere nyinaa wɔ yɛn nipadua mu. Ɛno nti na yɛn nnadewa kɔ so nyin no. Wɔka sɛ sɛ wɔkyekyem pɛpɛɛpɛ a, nsateaa nnadewa nyin bɛyɛ milimita 3.5 ɔsram biara. Nanan nnadewa nyin brɛoo kakra, bɛyɛ milimita 1.6 ɔsram biara. So ɛno nyɛ nwonwa?

Na sɛ wo nnadewa asɛe kɛse, na ebia mpo atetew koraa nso ɛ? Nnipa pii haw wɔn ho sɛ, "So me nnadewa bɛsan anyin?" Asɛmpa no ni: Gye sɛ ``Matrix'' a ɛwɔ nnadewa no ase no sɛe ade kɛse, daa a, akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ wo nnadewa no bɛsan anyin! Nanso, ebetumi adi asram pii ansa na nnadewa a edi mũ asan anyin. Ɛno nti na ɛho hia paa sɛ wohwɛ wo nnadewa so no.

Nneɛma a ɛho hia a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛkae fa nnadewa ho (Take-Home Message) .

Enti, yɛaka yɛn nnadewa ho asɛm pii nnɛ, ɛnte saa? Ebia wunsusuw wɔn ho saa da.

Ɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛma saa nneɛma yi atra w’adwenem:

• Ɛnyɛ ahoɔfɛ nko na nnadewa yɛ. Wɔbɔ yɛn nsateaa ano a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no ho ban na wɔboa yɛn wɔ da biara da nnwuma mu.
• Wɔde protein soronko bi a wɔfrɛ no keratin na ɛyɛ nnadewa. Wɔyɛ nkwammoaa a awuwu a wɔaboaboa ano.
• Nnadewa afã horow wɔ hɔ, te sɛ `Matrix`, `Lunula`, `Nnadewa Mprɛte`, `Nnadewa Mpa`, `Nnadewa a Wɔabobɔw` ne `Cuticle` . Eyinom nyinaa ho hia.
• Wɔde ``Matrix`` na ɛyɛ nnadewa. Nnadewa nam ɔkwan bi a wɔfrɛ no ``Keratinization`` so nyin, a ɛma nkwammoaa foforo ba na wɔpia nkwammoaa dedaw kɔ wɔn anim.
• Sɛ nnadewa bi asɛe mpo a, sɛ `(Matrix)` no ansɛe kɛse a, ɛbɛsan anyin.

Sɛ wusua yɛn nipadua no fã ketewaa yi ho ade a, ɛsakra sɛnea wohwɛ no, ɛnte saa? Ɛyɛ nwonwa sɛ wubesusuw sɛnea abɔde mu nneɛma a ɛyɛ nwonwa pii kɔ so wɔ mu no ho, na ɛnyɛ biribi a wobetumi atwitwa na wɔayi afi hɔ ara kwa!

Enti, mewɔ anidaso sɛ wowɔ nnadewa ho ntease pa. Mewɔ anidaso sɛ saa nsɛm yi so bɛba wo mfaso. Wo nnadewa a wobɛhwɛ so yiye na woama ayɛ yiye no ye ma yɛn akwahosan nyinaa. Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, wotumi hu nyarewa bi ho sɛnkyerɛnne wɔ nnadewa no mu mpo, na yɛbɛka saa ho asɛm da foforo. Mprempren de, ma nsɛntitiriw yi ntra w’adwenem!

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