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Eduardwww [97]
3 years ago
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Vitamin K, one of the fat-soluble vitamins, plays a role in both bone health and blood clotting. There are two primary forms of

the vitamin: phylloquinones and menaquinones. Choose the correct statement about vitamin K.a. Menaquinones are the primary form of vitamin K in the diet.b. Vitamin K deficiency inhibits the blood’s ability to clot.c. Excessive use of broad-spectrum antibiotics may cause vitamin K toxicity.d. The major source of vitamin K in our diets is from fortified grains.
Biology
1 answer:
koban [17]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

b. Vitamin K deficiency inhibits the blood’s ability to clot.

Explanation:

The main form is vitamin K1 (phylloquinone); followed by vitamin K2 (menaquinone), formed from the bacterial action on the large intestine tract and a third compound, vitamin K3 (menadione), a synthetic fat-soluble molecule. These vitamins can be found in many foods: in green vegetables (lettuce, cauliflower and spinach), in tomatoes, Brazil nuts, cashews, potatoes, contained in soybean oil, egg yolk, milk and to a lesser extent in wheat and oats.

Vitamin K participates in blood clotting, its deficiency can make it difficult to stop bleeding. Also causing damage to the body when in excessive concentration, for example: dyspnea (shortness of breath), and chest pain in adults with high vitamin K1 disorder and hyperbilirubinemia in newborns whose mothers in gestation underwent treatment with based on vitamin K3.

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