Question

Choose the correct statement from the following about organ transplant.

• A. Transplantation is required when an organ has failed by a disease.
• B. Cornea can be donated when a person is alive.
• C. A portion of the lung can be donated when a person is alive.
• D. Organ transplant is a surgical procedure.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C), (D)

The correct options are
A Transplantation is required when an organ has failed by a disease.
C A portion of the lung can be donated when a person is alive.
D Organ transplant is a surgical procedure.

$\bullet$ In the organ transplantation, the working organ is surgically removed from the donor and transplanted to another person.
$\bullet$ An individual requires organ transplantation when their organ has been damaged due to an injury, or has been failed by a disease.
$\bullet$ Corneas, heart, pancreas, intestines, etc., are donated to the recipient after the donor is declared brain dead.
$\bullet$ While some organs such as kidney, a part of liver, tissues, lungs can be donated when a person is alive.