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Organ Transplants & Grafts
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Artificial Organs
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Grafts Moving tissue from a healthy part of the body to an injured part. Examples: Skin graft for burn victims, Replacing damaged heart vessel from leg vessel Replace an amputated thumb with a toe
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Transplant Transfer of tissue or organ from one person to another
Can be taken from deceased or living person. Must meet requirements: size, blood type, health
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Rejection Transplant recipients must take anti-rejection drugs so that immune system doesn’t destroy the transplanted organs. This makes person vulnerable to infections. Let’s take a look at the following video: Make notes as you go along
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