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    What Is the Function of the Vertebral Column
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What Is the Function of the Vertebral Column

Question 49

Question 49

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What is the function of the vertebral column?


A) help increase the metabolic rate
B) tear and crush food
C) provide weight in aquatic life-forms
D) limit muscle attachments
E) protect the nerve cord

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