BIOLOGY
VITAMINS
Question
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What is the function of Vitamin K?
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helps with eye sight
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helps blood clot normally
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helps the nervous system
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helps form blood cells
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Vitamin K helps to make various proteins that are needed for blood clotting and the building of bones. Prothrombin is a vitamin K-dependent protein directly involved with blood clotting. Osteocalcin is another protein that requires vitamin K to produce healthy bone tissue.
Detailed explanation-2: -Vitamin K is used to prevent and treat certain blood clotting (coagulation) issues. It’s also used to prevent severe bleeding (hemorrhagic disease) in newborns. Vitamin K may be used in cases of ongoing IV feeding. It may also be used when antibiotics have killed bacteria in the intestines that make vitamin K.
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