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Why is the list of living donor organs much shorter than the list of ddeceased donor organs?
The answer is obvious. Many of the organs transplanted are organs that people cannot live without. These organs are transplanted from people who have passed on and left it their will to transplant certain organs from their body.
What are organs transplanted?
kidney and heart
What organs and tissues have been successfully transplanted since 1950 Which two or these are now most commonly transplanted?
Lots of organs have been transplanted . Heart eye liver kidney and the testicles
What organs can be transplanted from a pig to a human?
The skin
Why do people donate their organs?
To be transplanted on another human being.
Do transplanted organs forever keep the DNA of the donor?
yes
What organs can be transplanted?
All organs have been successfully transplanted except the brain.
What are the most commonly transplanted organs?
Three commonly transplanted organs include:kidneyheartlungsskin grafts
How many different types of transplants are there?
Routinely transplanted organs are: heart, kidneys, liver, lungs, pancreas, small intestine and cornea. Other transplants are available, but are not routine. Some organs are just not routinely transplanted because you can live without them, e.g stomach, bladder, spleen, colon etc... (Yes, you can live without your stomach, it's only the small intestine which is necessary for food absorption.)
Were do they get the organs to be transplanted?
Kidney's are usually transplanted from a family member who is a match as you only need one. Other organs such as lungs and heart are transplanted from a recently deceased person who had opted to donate their organs at the time of their death, they are then removed from the donor and taken to the receipient who is in most need of the particular organ who is most likely to be a match. (blood type etc. is taken into consideration)
What does xenotransplant mean?
tissues or whole organs transplanted from one species to another =D
What organ normally do this job?
organs normally do this job is be transplanted are the heart , liver and lungs
