Question

Vitamin A is stored in the human body in the:

• A. Liver
• B. Stomach
• C. Spleen
• D. Abdomen

Hint:

Remember that Vitamin A is fat soluble, so think about which organ stores fat soluble vitamins.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Recall the type of vitamin Vitamin A is.
Vitamins are split into two groups: water soluble vitamins, like Vitamin B and Vitamin C, which the body cannot store in large amounts and must get regularly from food, and fat soluble vitamins, like Vitamin A, D, E and K, which dissolve in fat and can be stored in the body for later use.

Step 2: Identify where fat soluble vitamins are stored.
Being fat soluble, Vitamin A is absorbed along with dietary fat and stored mainly in the liver, which acts as the body's main reserve depot for it. When the diet falls short for some days, the liver releases stored Vitamin A into the blood to meet the body's needs.

Step 3: Check why the other organs do not fit.
The stomach is where digestion of food begins through acid and enzymes; it is not a storage site for vitamins.
The spleen mainly filters blood and helps in immune function and recycling of old red blood cells; it does not store Vitamin A.
Abdomen is simply the region of the body containing many organs, not a specific storage organ.

Step 4: Final conclusion.
Since Vitamin A is a fat soluble vitamin, the body keeps its reserve mainly in the liver.
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