Why are the top of our nails white while the rest is transparent?

have you ever had a nail pulled off leaving the nail bed exposed? well if not then i'll tell you the nail bed itslef is bright red from all the capileries feeding it snd it appears pink due to a layer of semi-opaque white nail growing over/ from it. so when it doens have the nail bed underneath it it shows you its true colours xxWhy are the top of our nails white while the rest is transparent?
so you can see it in the dark.Why are the top of our nails white while the rest is transparent?
Because that is the dead part of our nails the rest is stil growing from the bottom up
all of the nail is dead but as it leaves the nail bed it seems like it is white but infact all your nail is the same its just the middle is stuck down to the bed