Do a person's nails grow when they die?

The question must be asked- why do cadavers have such long nails? Do they grwo once the person is dead? No they don't. The reason the nail slook long on dead people is that the soft tissues around the nail shrink and contract so we see more of the nail cuticle. The same thing occurs with the hair. Funeral homes often place moistuisers on the dead body so that the tissue doesn't retract and the body is more presentable.