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Blood function
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Blood transports to all areas of the body gases, nutrients, and wastes either attached to red blood cells or dissolved in the plasma. White blood cells fight infection and disease, and platelets initiate the blood clotting process
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components of blood
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formed elements are erythrocytes, platelets, leukocytes. there is also plasma
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agglutin/o
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clumping
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bas/o
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base
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chrom/o
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color
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eosin/o
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rosy red
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coagul/o
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clotting
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erythr/o
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red
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fibrin/o
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fibers, fibrous
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granul/o
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granules
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hem/o
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blood
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hemat/o
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blood
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leuk/o
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white
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morph/o
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shape
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neutr/o
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neutral
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phag/o
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eat, swallow
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sanguin/o
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blood
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thromb/o
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clot
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-apheresis
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removal, carry away
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-cytosis
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more than the normal number of cells
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-emia
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blood condition
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-globin
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protein
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-penia
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abnormal decrease, too few
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-phil
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attracted to
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-poiesis
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formation
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-stasis
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standing still
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function of the lymphatic system
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lymphatic system consists of a network of lymph vessels that pick up excess tissue fluid, cleanse it, and return it to the circulatory system. It also picks up fats that have been absorbed by the digestive system.
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function of the immune system
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fights disease and infection
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Organs (5)
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lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, spleen, thymus gland, tonsils
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adenoid/o
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adenoids
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immun/o
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protection
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lympho/o
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lymph
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lymphaden/o
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lymph node
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lymphangi/o
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lymph vessel
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path/o
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disease
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splen/o
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spleen
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thym/o
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thymus
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tonsill/o
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tonsils
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tox/o
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poison
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-globulin
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protein
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