blood and lymph Flashcards by Rebecca Stoner

functions of blood

transportation system for gases, nutrients, waste products, hormones, blood cells, and platelets

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blood regulation

temperature of blood, fluid content, body pH

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blood protection

white blood cells can destroy microorganism, blood clots help prevent blood loss

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rubri

red

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baso

blue, basic

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anti

against, opposed

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macro

large, enlarged

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micro

small

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-emia

blood condition usually abnormal

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-plasm

related to plasma

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-esis

process of an action

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-cyte

cell

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-clast

to break

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-philia

loving, more than normal

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hem/o, hemat/o, sanguin/o,

blood

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plasm/o, plas/o

plasma

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ser/o

serum, the liquid portion of blood after it has clotted and the clot is removed

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morph/o

structure, shape

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cyt/o

cell

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kary/o

nucleus

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clast/o

to break

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erythr/o, erythemat/o, eosin/o, rubr/o

red

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leuk/o, leuc/o

white

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granul/o

granule, small grain

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phil/o

loving, more than normal

neutr/o

neutral

lymph/o

lymp

immun/o

immunity

coagul/o

process of clotting

thromb/o

thrombus, clot

fibrin/o, fibr/o

fibrin

heter/o

different, unlike

is/o

equal

phag/o

eat

vacu/o

to empty, emptiness

erythrocyte

red blood cell, RBC

leukocyte

white blood cell, WBC

thrombocyte

platelet

norm/o

normal

plur/i

several, more than one

lys/o

destruction, breakage

splen/o

spleen

-blast

bed, seed, formative cell

-poiesis

making, producing

-penia

lack, deficiency

-lytic

destruction, breakage

-phobia

intense or abnormal fear

functions of the spleen

store blood, filter foreign materials, remove dead/dying erythrocytes, immunity

hematopoiesis

process of making blood cells

anemia

literally means without blood

normocytic

red blood cells appear normal in size

hypochromic

RBC are pale

macrocytic

RBC are larger than normal, indicates immature RBC

microcytic

RBC are small than normal, may indicate lack or iron,

hemolytic

cell membranes of RBC are being ruptured

polychromasia

pertaining to more than one color usually indicated immaturity

leukemia

literally means white blood

leukocytosis

disease or abnormal condition of more than the normal number of WBC in the blood

neutropenia

abnormally low number of neutrophils in the blood

eosinophilia

high number of esoinphils

monocytosis

abnormally high number of monocyte

pancytopenia

low number of all blood cells

occlude

to close off or shut

embolism

abnormal material circulation in blood that could become lodged in a vessel and block blood flow

thrombus

a blood clot that forms and adheres to the wall of a vessel at its site of formation

globin

a protein portion of hemoglobin

globulin

class of simple proteins insoluble in water

lethargic

drowsy, dull, listless, unenergetic

acidic

pH less than 7

alkaline

pH greater than 7