What is the association between vitamin D and sunrays?

What is the association between vitamin D and sunrays?
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Vitamin D, or calciferol, is synthesized in the skin by the action of the ultraviolet range of sunrays upon precursor molecules. Later it is transformed into its active form in the liver and the kidneys. Nutrition Vitamins - Image Diversity: vitamin D synthesis
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