Which vitamin is synthesized in the skin upon exposure to sunlight?

Practice Questions

Q1
Which vitamin is synthesized in the skin upon exposure to sunlight?
  1. Vitamin A
  2. Vitamin B12
  3. Vitamin D
  4. Vitamin K

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

Which vitamin is synthesized in the skin upon exposure to sunlight?
Correct Answer: Vitamin D
  • Step 1: Understand that our skin can make certain vitamins.
  • Step 2: Learn that sunlight has a special part called ultraviolet (UV) rays.
  • Step 3: Know that when our skin is exposed to UV rays, it can create a vitamin.
  • Step 4: Identify that the vitamin made in the skin from sunlight is called Vitamin D.
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