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30 Cards in this Set
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ALLOCATION
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the system of ensuring that organs and tissues are distributed fairly to patients that are in need.
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BLOOD VESSELS
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the arteries, veins and capillaries through which blood circulates. Blood vessels can be donated and transplanted.
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BONE
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dense tissue that forms the skeleton. bone can be donated and transplanted.
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BONE MARROW
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soft tissues located in the cavities of bones. Bone marrow is the source of all blood cells. Cna be donated and transplanted
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BRAIN DEATH
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occures when a persons brain activity stops permanantly. It is impossible to return to life after brian death.
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CADAVERIC DONORS
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also called non-living donors, are those that donate their organs or tissue after they have been declared brain dead.
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CONNECTIVE TISSUE
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forms the supportive and connective structures of the body.
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CORNEA
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the transparent outer coat of the eyeball that covers the iris and pupil. Corneas can be donated and transplanted.
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DONATION
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is the act of givin ones organs or tissue to someone else.
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END-STAGE ORGAN DISEASE
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a disease that leads, ultimatly, to functional failure of an organ.
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END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE
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a life threatening kidney disease that occures in minorities more than whites
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HEART
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a muscular organ that pumps blood through the body.
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HEART VALVES
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tissue that doesnt allow blood to flow backwards into the heart
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IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUGS
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cause the human body to not produce antibodies that normally fight off foreign material
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INTESTINES
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the part of the digestive track that goes from the stomach to the anus, consisting of upper and lower segments
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KIDNEYS
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organs that maintain water and electrolyte balance, filters blood, and regulates acid-ase concentration.
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LIVER
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an organ that secretes bile and is active in the formation of certian blood protiens and in the metabolism of carbs, fats, and protiens (color-reddish brown)
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LIVING DONORS
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persons who donate a kidney, part of a lung or part of a liver while they are still alive
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LUNGS
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a pair of two spongy organs that remove carbon dioxide from the blood and provide it with oxygen
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MIDDLE-EAR
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contains three small bones, or ossicles, known because of their shapes as the hummer, anvil and stirrup. The ear is the organ of hearing and equilibrium. Can be donated ad transplanted.
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ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION (OPO)
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organization taht coordinates activities relating to organ retrieval (procurement) in a designated area.
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PANCREAS
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Long, irregularly shaped gland, which lies behind the stomach, and secretes pancreatic juice into lower end of the stomach that aids in the digestion of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Can be donated and transplanted.
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PROCUREMENT
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The process of retrieving organs and/or tissue from a donor.
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SKIN
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The tissue forming the external covering of the body. Can be donated and tranplanted.
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TENDON
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Tough tissue that connects a muscle with a bone
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TRANSPLANT CENTERS
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hospitals or medical centers that perform organ ro tissue tranplants
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TRANSPLANTATION
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the transfer of cells, tissues, or organs from an area of the body to another or from one organism to another.
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ALLOGENIC TRANSPLANTATION (ALLOGRAFT)
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transplantation between genetically different members of the same species.
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AUTOLOGUS TRANSPLANTATION
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Transplantation of an organism's own cell or tissues, may be used to replace damage cells
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XENOGENIC TRANSPLANTATION (XENOGRAFT)
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transplantation between members of different species, the transplantation of animal organs into humans.
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