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Normal blood clotting requires A. Inactivation of heparin. B. Inactivation of plasmin (fibrinolysin). C. Calcium ions. D. An adequate intake of vitamin K. E. An adequate intake of vitamin C

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A. False The anticoagulant effects of heparin are overwhelmed. 

B. False Blood clots in spite of the fibrinolytic system. 

C. True Removal of calcium ions prevents clotting. 

D. True Vitamin K is needed by the liver for synthesis of prothrombin and other factors. 

E. False The spontaneous bleeding from the gums etc. seen in scurvy is due to capillary abnormality, not a clotting defect.



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