Which of the following is NOT a function of skeletal muscles?
A)Generate heat
B)Maintain posture
C)Move food through the GI tract
D)Keep blood moving in veins and lymphatics

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Skeletal muscles are responsible for generating movement and force, maintaining posture, and generating heat. Moving food through the GI tract is the function of smooth muscles found within the walls of the digestive organs. Skeletal muscles have no role in keeping blood moving in veins and lymphatics, as this is the function of the circulatory and lymphatic systems.

Which of the Following Is NOT a Function of Skeletal