blood and lymph Flashcards
functions of blood
transportation system for gases, nutrients, waste products, hormones, blood cells, and platelets
blood regulation
temperature of blood, fluid content, body pH
blood protection
white blood cells can destroy microorganism, blood clots help prevent blood loss
rubri
red
baso
blue, basic
anti
against, opposed
macro
large, enlarged
micro
small
-emia
blood condition usually abnormal
-plasm
related to plasma
-esis
process of an action
-cyte
cell
-clast
to break
-philia
loving, more than normal
hem/o, hemat/o, sanguin/o,
blood
plasm/o, plas/o
plasma
ser/o
serum, the liquid portion of blood after it has clotted and the clot is removed
morph/o
structure, shape
cyt/o
cell
kary/o
nucleus
clast/o
to break
erythr/o, erythemat/o, eosin/o, rubr/o
red
leuk/o, leuc/o
white
granul/o
granule, small grain
phil/o
loving, more than normal
neutr/o
neutral
lymph/o
lymp
immun/o
immunity