Organ Transplants and Prevention of Rejection(Dont study)

Question 1

Most common type of organ transplant is an ():
Transplant from same species

Success depends on similarity of tissues
-(), other blood antigens, and MHC antigens are matched as closely as possible

After surgery
Patient treated with () therapy
Many of these therapies have severe side effects

Answer 1

allograft
ABO
immunosuppressive

Question 2

When patient’s immune system is suppressed:
-Cannot protect body from () agents such as bacterial and viral infections
-Leading cause of death among transplant recipients
-Best circumstances: rejection after () years in 50% of patients

Answer 2

foreign
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