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.
For example: 1  rulers and tape measures are marked in millimetres or centimetres to measure shorter lengths accurately. 2  a trundle wheel is used to measure length to the nearest metre. 3  a car's odometer often measures distance in tenths of a kilometre.ecall that the most common metric units of length used are the kilometre (km), the metre (m), the centimetre (cm) and the millimetre (mm). These units of length are related as follows: Note that we would measure the: