Organ transplantation

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/organ-transplantation

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary immunological challenge?Preventing allorecognition and subsequent T-cell mediated graft rejection
2. What is the major research avenues?Xenotransplantation, regenerative medicine, bioengineered organs, and novel immunosuppression
3. What is an organ transplant?A surgery that swaps a sick organ with a healthy one from a donor, helping people live longer.
4. Which organs can be transplanted?Kidneys, livers, hearts, lungs, pancreases, and intestines can be replaced in transplant surgery.

Allograft: A transplant of an organ or tissue between two genetically non-identical individuals of the same species.
Brain Death: Irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brainstem, used as a criterion for organ donation.
Xenotransplantation: The transplantation of an organ, tissue, or cells from one species to another.