Vitamin K and Blood Thinners. Lettuce and other foods rich in vitamin K need to be carefully consumed when on blood thinning medications. The mechanisms of these drugs are sensitive to vitamin K levels in the body. If you're on a blood thinner, you can't consume either too much or too little vitamin K on a daily basis.
Length: A distance between two points. Meter: Basic unit of length in the metric system. Meter stick: A scientific instrument used to measure length and distance in the metric system. Metric system: A system of measurement used in science and in most countries of the world. Millimeter: A metric unit of measurement equaling 1/1000th of a meter. Abbreviated mm, there are 1,000 mm in 1 meter.
The metric system is a modern system, with all measurements based on the decimal system (everything based on 10 or multiples of). The METRIC system is based on increments of the number 10 in both volume and linear measurements. The units of linear measure are: Kilometer - 1,000; hectometer - 100; decimeter - 10; base - 1; decimeter - .1; centimeter - .01; millimeter - .001.