15.1 Transplantation Immunology

Question 1

Transplantation is also known as?

Answer 1

Grafting

Question 2

Transfer of cells, tissue or organs from one part of the body or from one individual to another

Answer 2

Transplantation

Question 3

In transplantation, what is the term for material to be transferred?

Answer 3

Graft

Question 4

What is the term for this:

Definition: graft taken from and placed on the same individual

Type of tissue: Autogenic/autologous

Answer 4

Autograft

Question 5

What is the term for this:

Definition: Grat transplanted between different but identical individual (Twin)
Type of tissue: Syngeneic, Isologous

Answer 5

Syngraft / Isograft

Question 6

What is the term for this:

Definition: Graft transplanted between genetically different individual of same species

Type of tissue: Allogeneic

Answer 6

Allograft

Question 7

What is the term for this:

Definition: Graft transplanted between individual of 2 different species

Type of tissue: Xenogeneic, h___________

Answer 7

Xenograft

Question 8

Transplantation that Has the lowest risk of Graft rejection

Answer 8

Autograft

Question 9

Transplantation that Has the Greatest risk of Graft rejection

Answer 9

Xenograft

Question 10

Graft rejection is primarily an _____________ immune response

Answer 10

Adaptive

Question 11

Plays an important role in graft rejection

Answer 11

Human leukocyte antigen (HLA

Question 12

Most immunogenic Tissue/Organ

Answer 12

Bone marrow

Question 13

The least immunogenic Tissue/organ

Answer 13

Cornea

Question 14

Why is cornea considered as privileged site

Answer 14

Not usually supplied with blood vessels