AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-2000

  • question_answer
    Vitamin-A can be synthesized inside the body by

    A)                  stomach                             

    B)                  pancreas

    C)                  liver                                     

    D)                  spleen

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                                    Liver is storage site for vitamins. The vitamin stored in greatest quantity in the liver is vitamin-A. Animals themselves synthesize it in liver and cells of intestinal mucous membrane from yellow and red carotenoid pigments, obtained from carrots, spinach, apricot etc. In stomach, digestion of food takes place with the help of various enzymes like pepsin,  rennin etc. Pancreas is a site of secretion of peptide hormones like insulin and glucagon. Spleen acts as a reservoir for storing red blood cells.


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