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NEET2015ZoologyLocomotion and MovementActual

Which of the following is not a function of the skeletal system?

Options

  1. AStorage of minerals
  2. BProduction of body heat
  3. CLocomotion
  4. DProduction of erythrocytes

Correct answer

B. Production of body heat

Step-by-step solution

The primary functions of the skeletal system are to support, help in locomotion, protection, production of blood cells by the bone marrow, storage of minerals etc. Production of body heat is not the function of the skeletal system. It is the function of adipose tissue.

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