Assertion: skin | /r/HasAspect | a host of other functions
Facets:
value: besides providing protection
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Besides providing protection to the body the skin has a host of other functions to be performed like regulat­ing body temperature, immune protection, sensations of touch, heat, cold, and pain through the sensory nerve endings, communicating with external openings of numerous other body systems like digestive system, urogenital system, and respiratory system via mucous mem­branes and also one of the most important function of acting as a storage house of energy by collection of adipose tis­sue, which is the principal fat depot in the body.