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Question
State any two functions of the mammalian skin other than those concerned with heat regulation.
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Solution
Functions of the mammalian skin other than those concerned with heat regulation:
(i) Storage of food: Skin acts as a storehouse of energy by storing reserve food in the form of fat in the hypodermis.
(ii) Synthesis of Vitamin D: Skin has the ability to synthesize small quantity of Vitamin D in the presence of sunlight.
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