| Bone |
Function: |
Supports
framework for body, protects vital organs |
| Donation: |
Specific
bones removed, replaced with prosthesis in operating
room (OR) |
| Transplant
Use: |
Reconstruction,
limb salvage, cancer treatment, spinal and oral
surgery |
| |
| Cornea |
Function: |
Allows
light to enter the eye |
| Donation: |
Cornea
of eye (thin covering similar to contact lens) is
removed and replaced with prosthesis |
| Transplant
Use: |
Restores
sight to visually impaired |
| |
| Heart |
Function: |
Pumps
blood throughout the body |
| Donation: |
Surgical
procedure done in operating room (OR) |
| Transplant
Use: |
For patients
with end stage heart disease |
| |
| Heart
Valves |
Function: |
Prevent
leakage of blood back into heart, allowing it to
fill and pump |
| Donation: |
Entire
heart is removed, valves removed and preserved,
two valves recovered |
| Transplant
Use: |
Used
for heart valve replacement surgery, often in infants
and children |
| |
| Kidney |
Function: |
Extracts
waste from blood, produces important hormones |
| Donation: |
Surgical
procedure (OR) |
| Transplant
Use: |
For patients
with end-stage kidney failure, eliminates dialysis |
| |
| Liver |
Function: |
Regulates
energy, makes proteins, removes waste from blood |
| Donation: |
Surgical
procedure (OR) |
| Transplant
Use: |
For patients
with end-stage liver disease |
| |
| Lungs |
Function: |
Provides
oxygen to the blood |
| Donation: |
Surgical
procedure (OR) |
| Transplant
Use: |
For patients
with cystic fibrosis, emphysema, or other end-stage
lung disease |
| |
| Pancreas |
Function: |
Secretes
enzymes for digestion and insulin that regulate
blood sugar |
| Donation: |
Surgical
procedure (OR) |
| Transplant
Use: |
For diabetic
patients with severe insulin dependent diabetes
- eliminates need for insulin, reduces risk of losing
sight or limbs |
| |
| Skin |
Function: |
Protects
the body against dehydration, injury, and infection |
| Donation: |
Limited
amounts of very thin surface skin removed from covered
areas (OR) |
| Transplant
Use: |
Used
as temporary covering for burn patients - reduces
pain, infection, scarring |
| |
| Tendons |
Function: |
Attaches
muscles to bones to allow movement |
| Donation: |
Surgical
procedure (OR) |
| Transplant
Use: |
Restores
movement and mobility in corrective or reconstructive
surgeries |
| |
| Veins |
Function: |
Supplies
body tissue with blood |
| Donation: |
Surgical
procedure (OR) |
| Transplant
Use: |
Used
in heart bypass operations to restore blood flow |
| |
| Small
intestines |
Function: |
Where
most food products are absorbed |
| Donation: |
Surgical
procedure (OR) |
| Transplant
Use: |
Treat
intestinal failure due to disease or trauma |
| |
