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Introduction to organ donation
Organ Donation
Organ Donation
This is a process of surgically removing an organ or tissue from one person (the organ donor) and placing it into another person (the recipient).
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You can have living and deceased donations.
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You can donate some organs and tissues whilst you are still alive e.g. kidney or bone marrow.
What can you donate?
What can you donate?
Kidneys
Skin
Liver
Cornea
Lungs
Heart valves
Heart
Bone
Pancreas
Veins
Intestines
Tendons
Uterus
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Task 1
Watch the first 30 minutes of the documentary and answer the questions below.
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*WARNING* The documentary does show live operations, blood and organs. DO NOT WATCH UNLESS YOU WANT TO.
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