What Does the Liver Do?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
4. Regulates Blood Clotting
The liver also plays a role in regulating the clotting of blood in case of bleeding. When an injury causes bleeding, a complex system of proteins within the plasma also known as coagulation factors are activated. Most of these proteins are produced by the liver.
As earlier mentioned, bile salts produced by the liver aid in the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins. Therefore, the liver enables the absorption of fat-soluble vitamin K, which is required by a number of these coagulation factors for synthesis. Hence, in case of vitamin K deficiency, you might suffer from uncontrolled bleeding because some of these coagulation factors cannot be produced.
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