Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation Quiz
Name ______________________________
Date __________________________________
1. List five organs that can be used in transplants.
a. __________________________________________
b. __________________________________________
c. __________________________________________
d. __________________________________________
e. __________________________________________
2. List three tissues that can be used in a transplant.
a. __________________________________________
b. __________________________________________
c. __________________________________________
3. Three organs can be donated from a living donor. What are they?
a. __________________________________________
b. __________________________________________
c. __________________________________________
4. How many people die every day waiting for an organ transplant?
5. With one deceased donor, how many people can be saved? _____ Can be helped? _____
6. The final decision about whether someone can be a donor and what they can donate is made by a
medical professional…
a. before death
b. after death
7. What is the organ in greatest demand?
8. How long does a transplant recipient have to take anti-rejection medicine?
Answers to Quiz
1. List five organs that can be used in transplants. Any of the following are correct!
a. Heart
b. Liver
c. Lungs
d. Kidneys
e. Intestine
f. Pancreas
2. List three tissues that can be used in a transplant. Any of the following are correct!
a. Bones
b. Corneas
c. Tendons
d. Heart valves
e. Skin
f. Veins
3. Three organs can be donated from a living donor. What are they?
a. Partial liver
b. Partial lung
c. One kidney
4. How many people die every day waiting for an organ transplant?
18
5. With one deceased donor, how many people can be saved? 8 Can be helped? 85
8 = highest possible # of organ donations; 85 = enhancement of lives through cornea & tissue donation
6. The final decision about whether someone can be a donor and what they can donate is made by a
medical professional…
a. before death
b. after death
7. What is the organ in greatest demand? Kidney
8. How long does a transplant recipient have to take anti-rejection medicine? Rest of their lives