Transplants and Grafts

Question 1

What is it called when tissue has been moved from a healthy part of the body to an injured part.

Answer 1

A Graft

Question 2

What is it called when tissue or organs have been moved from one person (donor) to another (recipient) to replace a damaged or absent tissue/organ.

Answer 2

A Transplant

Question 3

Give an example of a graft.

Answer 3

Skin graft for burn victims,
Replacing damaged heart vessel from leg vessel,
Replace an amputated thumb with a toe

Question 4

What is a transplant?

Answer 4

Transfer of tissue or organ from one person (donor) to another (recipient) to replace a damaged or absent tissue/organ.

Question 5

Who can a transplant of an organ/tissue be given from?

Answer 5

A donor (person) or Xenotranplant (another species)

Question 6

What is a Xenotranplant?

Answer 6

A transplant from a different species (ie. pig, cow, etc)

Question 7

Give examples of some major organs that can be transplanted

Answer 7

the heart, kidneys, liver, lungs, pancreas, intestine

Question 8

Give some examples of some tissues that can be transplanted?

Answer 8

bones, tendons, cornea, skin, heart valves, nerves, veins, arteries

Question 9

Can an organ/tissue be rejected?

Answer 9

Yes, the person must take anti-rejection drugs so their body doesn’t destroy the new organ (seen as foreign material)