An infant (from the Latin word infans, meaning unable to speak or speechless) is the very young offspring of a human or other animal. When applied to humans, the term is usually considered synonymous with baby or bairn (in Scottish English), but the latter is commonly applied to the young of any animal.
The Function of Vitamin K. Vitamin K refers to a group of vitamins which includes vitamin K1 and vitamin K2. Vitamin K1 is synthesized by plants. Vitamin K2 is mainly produced by both humans and animals, but also by bacteria found in the large intestine.
Blood proteins Photo Credit xrender/iStock/Getty Images. Vitamin K is an essential vitamin that facilitates blood clotting. Its name is taken from koagulation, the German word for coagulation. Your body stores vitamin K in fat tissue and in the liver, although this vitamin originates in the intestinal tract. In addition to supporting the normal clotting of blood, vitamin K also helps support bone density, and plays an especially pivotal role for women nearing menopause who are at risk for osteoporosis.