TISSUE & ORGAN
TRANSPLANTATION
,Tissue or Organ transplantation
surgical procedure in which tissue or organ is
removed from donor’s body and placed in the
recipient’s body, aim to replace a damaged
or missing tissue or organ.
Donor: Person who gives away his / her tissue or
organ.
Recipient: Person who takes tissue or organ from
donor.
Transplant or Graft is an organ, tissue or a
group of cells removed from one person (the
donor) and transplanted into another person
(the recipient) or moved from one site to
another in the same person.
, TISSUES AND ORGANS THAT CAN BE TRANSPLANTED
Presently, it is possible to transplant many different
tissues and organs , some of which are mentioned
below:
a. Most common transplantation is blood transfusion
b. Cells: Bone marrow and stem cells.
c. Organs: heart, kidney, pancreas, lungs, liver,
stomach and intestine.
d. Tissues: bones, tendons, corneas, skin, heart
valves, veins, cartilage and other connective
tissues.
TRANSPLANTATION
,Tissue or Organ transplantation
surgical procedure in which tissue or organ is
removed from donor’s body and placed in the
recipient’s body, aim to replace a damaged
or missing tissue or organ.
Donor: Person who gives away his / her tissue or
organ.
Recipient: Person who takes tissue or organ from
donor.
Transplant or Graft is an organ, tissue or a
group of cells removed from one person (the
donor) and transplanted into another person
(the recipient) or moved from one site to
another in the same person.
, TISSUES AND ORGANS THAT CAN BE TRANSPLANTED
Presently, it is possible to transplant many different
tissues and organs , some of which are mentioned
below:
a. Most common transplantation is blood transfusion
b. Cells: Bone marrow and stem cells.
c. Organs: heart, kidney, pancreas, lungs, liver,
stomach and intestine.
d. Tissues: bones, tendons, corneas, skin, heart
valves, veins, cartilage and other connective
tissues.
