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What fat-soluble vitamin is made in the GI tract by bacteria and helps with blood clothing?
Vitamin K is the fat-soluble vitamin produced by bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract that plays a key role in blood clotting.
What comes in and out of the gi tract?
Food and fluids go in...Feces and fluids come out... The GI tract is an overall workhorse to convert ingested food and fluid to energy and stored energy, as well as get rid of wastes.
What two vitamins are made from bacteria in the Gi tract?
Vitamin K and two b vitamins-niacin and thiamine
What percentage of the body's store of vitamin K is derived from GI trace bacterial synthesis?
Approximately 50-60% of the body's vitamin K requirement is derived from GI tract bacterial synthesis. The remainder comes from dietary sources.
Does the body need more vitamin K when increasing polysaturated fats in the diet?
Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin produced by bacteria in the GI tract. In needs fat (lipids) to be absorbed by the intestines. You do not need to add extra Vitamin K.
-soluble vitamins are absorbed easily and directly into blood circulation from the GI tract?
These would be water soluble vitamins, such as the B-vitamins and Vitamin C.
Can a drug which is 100 percent absorbed from GI tract have 100 percent bioavailability?
No, a drug that is 100 percent absorbed from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract would not necessarily have 100 percent bioavailability. Bioavailability is affected by factors such as first-pass metabolism in the liver, which can reduce the amount of the drug that reaches the systemic circulation unchanged. Thus, even if a drug is fully absorbed, its bioavailability may be less than 100 percent.
This is on a crossword for school. Contractions of GI tract.?
Peristalsis Peristaltic contractions
What is the strongest muscle in the GI tract organ?
The stomach has the thickest walls and the strongest muscle in all the GI tract organs. : )
What is a part of the large intestine?
The GI (Gastrointestinal) tract or the Digestive Tract
Where does the GI tract end?
The anus
What is another name for gastrointestinal tract?
GI tract, GIT, digestive tract, digestion tract, alimentary canal
