organ transplant Flashcards
1
Q
what organs can be transplanted
A
heart liver lung pancreas intesines
2
Q
what tissues can be transported
A
cornea bone bone marrow tendons blood vessels
3
Q
benefits of transplantation
A
-recipient can live healthy normal life, donor and fam satisfied, med researchers gained new knowledge
4
Q
risks of transplantation
A
-body rejection (might recognize and try to destroy), take drugs to avoid this makes fighting off illness hard
5
Q
xenotransplantation
A
transplant body parts from one species to another
