Grass Anatomy: Roots & Stems. A grass plant is composed of a root, a stem, leaves and a seed head. The root is fibrous, or composed of many small roots that move out in all directions.The stem, or culm, starts out a single section but develops nodes and internodes that segment it along its length.eaves & Seed-heads. Grass leaves emerge from nodes on the stem, with the newest growing on the opposite side from an older leaf below it. A single leaf is composed of a blade, sheath, ligule, auricle and collar.
HIV is the cause of the spectrum of disease known as HIV/AIDS. HIV is a retrovirus that primarily infects components of the human immune system such as CD4+ T cells, macrophages and dendritic cells. It directly and indirectly destroys CD4+ T cells.
HIV attacks and destroys specific immune system cells called CD4 cells. The bodyâs loss of these cells makes it less able to ward of other diseases and infections, including cancers. AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. AIDS is the final, most advanced stage of an HIV infection.