Question

State any two functions of the mammalian skin other than those concerned with heat regulations

Answer 1

Functions of mammalian skin: (a) Sensation: Our skin serves as a sense organ for touch, pain, pressure, heat, etc.

Answer 2

Functions of the mammalian skin other than those concerned with heat regulation are as follows:

• Storage of food: Skin acts as a storehouse of energy by storing reserve food in the form of fat in the hypodermis.
• Synthesis of Vitamin D: Skin has the ability to synthesize small quantity of Vitamin D in the presence of sunlight.