Organ & Cadaver Trade Flashcards

1
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Parts of the human body that is okay to be sold

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Plasma, marrow, blood, sperm and eggs

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2
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Anti-rejection Drugs

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drugs that help the body take the transplanted organs

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3
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Other body parts donated

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Kidney, heart, lungs, liver, pancreas and intestine

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4
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Country using prisoners organs

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China

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5
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Kidney transplants and the areas where the sale is legal

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Iran

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6
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Willed Body Program

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where bodies are willingly donated

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7
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Diener

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morgue worker responsible for handling, moving, and cleaning the corpse

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8
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The Body Farm

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  • University of Tennessee
  • Forensic anthropology students study how environment affects the corpses and their rate of decomposition
  • For forensic study
  • For time of death, etc.
  • In car trunks, ponds, etc.
  • Left in sun
  • Shallow graves
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9
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Possible gov. measures to curtail the body trade

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  • FDA regulations for tracking cells & tissues
  • New requirements for donors
  • Prevent funeral homes from relocating body w/out family consent
  • Annual investigation of funeral homes
  • Auditing of consent forms
  • Demands fro transparency from supplies
  • Chip implants for tracking bodies & parts
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10
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Famous book describing harvesting body parts

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Frankenstein by Mary Shelly

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11
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Transplant tourism (countries)

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  • patients traveling across the borders to have transplants elsewhere (O.C. activity)
  • China and Brazil
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12
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Common black market organs

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  • Kidney **
  • Liver
  • Cornea
  • Human eggs
  • Skin
  • Heart
  • Lungs
  • Pancreas
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13
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Living Donor Assistance Program

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a federally funded program that helps eligible living organ donors with their travel, lost wages, and dependent care expenses.

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14
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Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

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  • 1968 > allows a decedent or surviving relatives to donate certain parts of the decedents organs or tissue for certain purposes
  • Ex. giving to those in need OR in medical research
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15
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Pathologist

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examines the body and tissues w/ lab tests

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16
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TOR

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  • a browser which is generally referred to as “The Dark Web”
  • is often used to facilitate these illegal sales, even enabling body brokers to sell human remains to buyers in other areas of the country, and overseas
17
Q

Kidney

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remove waste products from the blood and procedure urine

18
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Heart

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pumps blood around your body as your heart beats and sends oxygen to all parts of the body and gets rid of waste

19
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Lungs

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air enters your lungs, and oxygen from that air moves to your blood

20
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Liver

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filters all of the blood in the body and breaks down poisonous substances, such as alcohol and drugs

21
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Pancreas

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produces enzymes that help to digest food, particularly protein and makes the hormone insulin, which helps to control blood sugar levels

22
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Intestine

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responsible for breaking food down, absorbing its nutrients and solidifying waste