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Though it may seem that you can't live without the liver, since it uses so much oxygen and requires a constant blood supply, it actually dies soon after the brain.
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∙ 15y agoThat last part of the human body to stop functioning when you die is your brain stem. When your body starts to die, the brain and brain stem shut down your organs one by one and it is the last to shut down because it is so powerful and if it gets damaged in any way you will go into a coma or die.
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According to recent research, our traditional ideas of 'death of the body' is not totally accurate.
"Alan Shewmon, a neurologist from UCLA and outspoken critic of the brain death definition, identified 175 cases where people’s bodies survived for more than a week after the person had died. In some cases, their hearts kept beating and their organs kept functioning for a further 14 years – for one cadaver, this strange afterlife lasted two decades."
Search for "the-macabre-fate-of-beating-heart-corpses" for more information.
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∙ 12y agothe left kidney...the left being my left if i was looking at you
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The heart ofcourse this is the one vital organ that keeps our blood flowing around our body at a healthy rate.
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Who was the person the had a fever and gone died?
In what?
Are autopsies done on real cadavers?
An autopsy is the medical dissection, exploration, and evaluation of a deceased person's body. Any death that occurs outside the presence of a medical person, cannot be explained from medical history, occurs as a result of unknown causes or an accident or suspected homicide MUST undergo an autopsy even if the family objects. During an autopsy, not only are body structures evaluated, but tissue and blood samples are taken for lab testing and often preserved as evidence. So no, we don't call this "real cadavers"--they are real deceased persons.You may be thinking about Medical Schools that, yes, use "real cadavers" for dissection during medical teaching. Living persons can sign papers indicating that they want to donate their bodies to science after they die. Or families may donate a person's body to a medical school--- before embalming is done. Cadavers may be used to teach suturing techniques (e.g. "stitches"), setting compound fractures, surgical procedures, and identification of cause(s) of death (for teaching purposes only).Other than these two situations, there is also organ donation in which organs or tissues are taken from 'recently deceased' persons--many who are kept on artificial life supports (after being declared dead) just to keep blood flowing to tissues and organs.Otherwise, there is no legal situation in which the body can be opened for purposes that remove organs, bones, or tissues. In fact, it is against the law and is abuse of a corpse if, say, a funeral home does more than embalming and preparation for burial. (Some funeral home morticians have been convicted for stealing body parts from dead bodies to sell for "donation".)No person can refuse an autopsy for someone who has died under suspicious circumstances. Autopsy will always take precedence over organ donation or medical science donation because the County/State require a Cause of Death on Death Certificates. The body after autopsy is NOT appropriate for either organ donation or medical science donation. Likewise, an organ donation cadaver cannot then be appropriate for medical science donation, because medical schools request complete cadavers.There can never be a "not real" cadaver. Either the person is dead or not dead. But there are strict guidelines and laws for how a dead body can be handled, transported, and what can (or cannot) be done to a body. Medical Schools do use plastic models -- such as to show one organ or organ system-- much like doctors have plastic models in their offices. But Medical Schools need full cadavers to help medical students learn from 'real bodies',
What is the PMI post mortems interval?
PMI, or Post-mortem interval, is the time that has passed since a person died. (Example: A body is found and it is suspected that it has been there for about two days. Two days is the PMI.)
What part of his body did John Dalton donate to science when he died and why did he donate that particular body part?
his left lung
Why dead body is lighter than a living body?
Because all of those guys who died are Shriner Freemasons!
What did Thoth weigh once a person had died?
The body of the person who had died.
Why target the young to donate organs?
A young adult that has died has healthier organs than an older person. For those that need organ transplants they need every edge they can get so the organ donated will 'take' in the patients body. This is an individual decision to make and if a young person is uncomfortable about it they should refuse until they are in their late 20's to 30's and can make a better decision then.
Does a organ Carrie out its own life processes?
no
When did Joseph Organ die?
Joseph Organ died in 1972.
How many died in cumbria floods?
1 person died. He was a policeman his body was found in a river. :(
When did Ellen Organ die?
Ellen Organ died on 1908-02-02.
Why did the rev died?
organ failure
Can a recovering druggie be an organ donor if he or she has been sober long enough?
Anybody can register as an organ donor. However, if you are asking whether your organs would actually be considered for use upon your death (assuming you died in a suitable way), there is nothing to rule you out from becoming an organ donor, so longs as your organs are still functioning and you do not have any significant medical problems (e.g any form of hepatitis, vCJD, HIV etc...)
When did Samuel Green - organ builder - die?
Samuel Green - organ builder - died in 1796.
How do you put organ in a sentence?
All the living organisms in the water died when I added to much bleach.
What is the technique that is similar to the way the Egyptians preserved a body after that person has died?
Mumifacation is the most reasonable answer
When did Sam Organ die?
Sam Organ died on April 14, 2010, in Bristol, England, UK of brain tumor.
