Biology
Cross out the items in the following list which are not the functions of the human skin:
Sensation, respiration, storage of glycogen, excretion, digestion, temperature regulation, synthesis of vitamin D, secretion of hormone
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Respiration, storage of glycogen, digestion and secretion of hormone are not the functions of the human skin.
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